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FM2A58M-VG3+

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Page 1: ...User Manual FM2A58M VG3 ...

Page 2: ...ied including but not limited to the implied warranties 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 advise...

Page 3: ... Dual Graphics Operation Guide 24 3 Software and Utilities Operation 26 3 1 Installing Drivers 26 3 2 A Tuning 27 3 3 Start8 31 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 34 4 1 Introduction 34 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar 34 4 1 2 Navigation Keys 35 4 2 Main Screen 35 4 3 OC Tweaker Screen 36 4 4 Advanced Screen 39 4 4 1 CPU Configuration 40 4 4 2 North Bridge Configuration 41 4 4 3 South Bridge Configuration 42 4 4 4 Storage ...

Page 4: ...4 8 Security Screen 55 4 9 Exit Screen 56 ...

Page 5: ...herboard 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 technical ...

Page 6: ...nly supports PCIE 2 0 1 x PCI Slot Supports AMD Dual Graphics Graphics Integrated AMD RadeonTM R7 R5 Series Graphics in A series APU DirectX 11 1 Pixel Shader 5 0 with FM2 CPU DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 with FM2 CPU Max shared memory 2GB Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports AMD Steady VideoTM 2 0 New video post processing capability for automatic jitter reduction on ho...

Page 7: ...onnector 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector 2 x USB 2 0 Headers Support 4 USB 2 0 ports Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection BIOS Feature 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 support DRAM CPU Voltage multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Softw...

Page 8: ...er to the mem ory support list on our website for the compatible memory mod ules ASRock website http www asrock com 2 Due to Windows 32 bit operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for sys tem usage under Windows 8 1 8 7 You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows cannot use For Windows 64 bit OS with 64 bit CPU there is no suc...

Page 9: ...s 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 BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an...

Page 10: ...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 in order to extend their lifespan ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing If power loss occurs during...

Page 11: ... 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 installing the OS in RAID mode ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that don t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to your system v...

Page 12: ...uent UEFI access It is included in ASRock s exclusive all in one A Tuning tuning program that allows users to easily enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC next time Just simply enable this function the PC will be assured to access the UEFI directly in the very beginning ASRock USB Key In a world where time is money why waste precious time everyday typing usernames to log in to Window...

Page 13: ...40 pin module SATA_3 SATA_1 ATX12V1 Super I O LAN AUDIO CODEC 1 CLRCMOS1 PCIE1 PCI1 1 USB_6_7 1 USB_4_5 HD_AUDIO1 1 CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN 1 PANEL 1 Top LINE IN Center FRONT Bottom MIC IN RJ 45 LAN USB 2 0 T USB2 B USB3 USB 2 0 T USB0 B USB1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard VGA1 CI1 1 SOCKET FM2b X Fast LAN SATA_4 SATA_2 PCI Express 3 0 PWR_FAN1 1 LPT1 TPMS1 1 1 COM1 ...

Page 14: ...nector SATA_3 7 SATA2 Connector SATA_4 8 SATA2 Connector SATA_1 9 SATA2 Connector SATA_2 10 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 11 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 12 System Panel Header PANEL1 13 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 14 USB 2 0 Header USB_6_7 15 USB 2 0 Header USB_4_5 16 COM Port Header COM1 17 TPM Header TPMS1 18 Print Port Header LPT1 19 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 20 Chassis Intrusion H...

Page 15: ... Panel No Description No Description 1 PS 2 Mouse Port 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB_2_3 2 LAN RJ 45 Port 7 USB 2 0 Ports USB_0_1 3 Line In Light Blue 8 D Sub Port 4 Front Speaker Lime 9 PS 2 Keyboard Port 5 Microphone Pink 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 ...

Page 16: ...D LED LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced set tings choose Make front and...

Page 17: ... damage 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 th...

Page 18: ...es 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 is lo...

Page 19: ...te heat You also 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 see Page 9 No 3 For proper instal lation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink ...

Page 20: ...ge to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation 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 memory module installed 3 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot otherw...

Page 21: ...FM2A58M VG3 17 English 1 2 3 ...

Page 22: ... have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE Slot PCIE1 PCIe 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graph ics 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 documenta tion of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation ...

Page 23: ... 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 ac tion Please be no...

Page 24: ...anel there see p 9 No 15 are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 9 pin USB_6_7 2 0 ports see p 9 No 14 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 9 No 19 convenient connection and control of audio devices J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET 1 High Definiti...

Page 25: ...ont panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in 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 ...

Page 26: ...an still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 9 No 5 12 1 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional...

Page 27: ...n detection design Print Port Header This is an interface for print 25 pin LPT1 port cable that allows see p 9 No 18 convenient connection of printer devices 1 AFD ERROR PINIT GND SLIN STB SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 SPD3 SPD4 SPD5 SPD6 SPD7 ACK BUSY PE SLCT TPM Header This connector supports 17 pin TPMS1 Trusted Platform Module TPM see p 9 No 17 system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwo...

Page 28: ...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 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 VG...

Page 29: ...ogy please 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 Co...

Page 30: ...puter 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 prope...

Page 31: ...nstalling 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 O...

Page 32: ... 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 and K...

Page 33: ... next speed level when the assigned temperature is met 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 ...

Page 34: ...English 30 Tech Service Contact Tech Service ...

Page 35: ...with added 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 36: ...2 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 37: ... or a 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 38: ...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 system ti...

Page 39: ...evious 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 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 4 2 Main Screen When you enter th...

Page 40: ...default value is Disabled Please be noted that overclocking may re duce the D Sub resolution and cause the display abnormal situation Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea ture Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology Configuration options Enab...

Page 41: ...e Control Mode Use this to control voltage mode CPU Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU 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 Multiplie...

Page 42: ...ead out 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 value is Auto Voltage Configuration DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto APU PCIE Voltage VDDP Use this to select APU PCIE Voltage VDDP The default value is Auto ...

Page 43: ...urations for the following items CPU Configu ration Nouth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configura tion Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration USB Configuration and Trusted Computing Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 44: ...8 1 8 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please 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 add...

Page 45: ...figuration options Onboard PCI and PCI Express 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 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 this option the primary monitor wi...

Page 46: ...o 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 S3 and S4 state The default value is Auto ...

Page 47: ...ptions AHCI Mode RAID Mode and IDE Mode AMD 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 Use this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode The default value is Enabled 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: ...port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port Device Mode Select the device mode according to your connected device Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port ...

Page 49: ... on AC 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 Devic...

Page 50: ...er 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 51: ...p 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 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 Set...

Page 52: ...English 48 4 4 8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module TPM security for your hard disk drives ...

Page 53: ...nstaller 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 Driver Installer For users that don t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LA...

Page 54: ...tes 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 Internet Setting Use this item to set up the internet connection mode Configuration options DHCP Auto IP and PPPOE UEFI Download Server Use this item to select UEFI firmware download server for Internet Flash Configuration options Asia Eur...

Page 55: ...fying 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 ...

Page 56: ...r Temperature 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 only when the case open has been detected Use this option to keep or clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to ...

Page 57: ... 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 58: ...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 59: ...G3 55 English 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 60: ...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 61: ...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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