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Although  you  have  selected  the  option  “Enable  CrossFire

TM

”,  the  Cross-

FireX

TM

  function  may  not  work  actually. Your  computer  will  automatically 

reboot. After  restarting  your  computer,  please  conirm  whether  the  option 
“Enable  CrossFire

TM

”  in  “ATI  Catalyst  Control  Center”  is  selected  or  not; 

if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the beneit of 
CrossFireX

TM 

feature.  

Step 7.  You  can  freely  enjoy  the  beneit  of  CrossFireX

TM

  or  Quad  CrossFireX

TM

 

feature.

 * CrossFireX

TM

 appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is           

   used only for identiication or explanation and to the owners’ beneit, without intent to infringe.
*  For further information of AMD CrossFireX

TM

 technology, please check AMD website for      

   updates and details.

Содержание FM2A55 Pro

Страница 1: ...1 FM2A55 Pro User Manual Version 1 0 Published November 2012 Copyright 2012 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Страница 2: ...es or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oficers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential...

Страница 3: ...6 Dual Graphics Operation Guide 23 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 25 2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 28 2 9 Jumpers Setup 30 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 31 2 11 Seri...

Страница 4: ...e Coniguration 49 3 4 4 Storage Coniguration 50 3 4 5 Super IO Coniguration 51 3 4 6 ACPI Coniguration 52 3 4 7 USB Coniguration 54 3 5 Tool 55 3 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 58 3 7 Boot...

Страница 5: ...ange without notice In case any modiications of this manual occur the updated ver sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists...

Страница 6: ...mode 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM CrossFireXTM and Dual Graphics see CAUTION 3 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7000 graphics DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 Max shared...

Страница 7: ...1 x CPU Fan connector 4 pin 2 x Chassis Fan connectors 2 x 4 pin 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Featu...

Страница 8: ...not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 Whether 1866 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR3 1866 1600 memory module on t...

Страница 9: ...stant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds provides a much more eficient way to save energy time money and improves system running speed for your sys tem It lev...

Страница 10: ...LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritiza tion You can conigure your application s priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latenc...

Страница 11: ...servers In other words the system can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers and lash them without entering Windows OS Please note that you must be running on a DHCP conigured computer in order...

Страница 12: ...leash 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 over...

Страница 13: ...SPEAKER1 31 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE4 14 System Panel Header PANEL1 32 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 15 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 33 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 16 Power LED Header PLED1 34 P...

Страница 14: ...ont Speaker Lime 10 D Sub Port VGA1 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 LAN Port ACT LINK LED SPEED LED 6 9 1 2 4 3 5 10 11 8 7 To enable Multi Streaming function you...

Страница 15: ...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 pl...

Страница 16: ...hat it is locked 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need t...

Страница 17: ...nstall only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before addin...

Страница 18: ...A card mode it is recommended to install a PCI Ex press x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot 2 In CrossFireXTM mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE5 slots Installing an expa...

Страница 19: ...methods to enable CrossFi reXTM feature For other CrossFireXTM cards that AMD has released or will release in the future please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step...

Страница 20: ...phics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details CrossFire Bridge or Step 3 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Rad...

Страница 21: ...tep 4 Restart your computer Step 5 Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will ind ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar ATI Catalyst Control Cent...

Страница 22: ...d or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the beneit of CrossFireXTM feature Step 7 You can freely enjoy the beneit of CrossFireXTM or Quad CrossFireXTM feature CrossFireXT...

Страница 23: ...omputer Right click the desktop Click AMD VISION Engine Control Center to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include An AMD Dual Graphics system includes an A...

Страница 24: ...heck 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 beneit of Dual Graphics feature A...

Страница 25: ...ub and DVI D you can easily enjoy the beneits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D Su...

Страница 26: ...value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when the add on VGA card...

Страница 27: ...rface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the...

Страница 28: ...r Please make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly 1 2 4 3 5 USB_PWR P P GND ATX 5VSB IRRX IRTX GND DUMMY Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB por...

Страница 29: ...er port will remain USB function 2 Multi Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only Please do not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel Multi Angle CIR Receiver can receive the m...

Страница 30: ...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...

Страница 31: ...Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2 connector on this motherboard Serial ATA2 Connectors These six Serial ATA2 SATA_1 see p 13 No 9 SATA2 connectors support SATA_...

Страница 32: ...l 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 Yo...

Страница 33: ...is off when the system is in S3 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 r...

Страница 34: ...upply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation 12 1 24 13 24 13 CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU...

Страница 35: ...odule see p 13 No 25 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header providing 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI see p 13 No 26 VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devic...

Страница 36: ...Hot Swap Functions for Serial ATA2 SATA2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA2 in RAID AHCI mode AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 chipset provides hardware support for Advance...

Страница 37: ...e The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA2 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA2 H...

Страница 38: ...process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA2 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin en...

Страница 39: ...uration B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID coniguration Before you start to conigure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the S...

Страница 40: ...Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA2 HDDs without RAID functions please...

Страница 41: ...n 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...

Страница 42: ...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 d...

Страница 43: ...e to Manual The default value is Disabled Please be noted that overclocking may reduce the D Sub resolution and cause the display abnormal situation It is recommended to use the DVI monitor to get bet...

Страница 44: ...he 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 Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not reco...

Страница 45: ...aving 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 Conigur...

Страница 46: ...gurations for the following items CPU Conigu ration Nouth Bridge Coniguration South Bridge Coniguration Storage Conigura tion Super IO Coniguration ACPI Coniguration and USB Coniguration Setting wrong...

Страница 47: ...aTM and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system sta bility or compatibility...

Страница 48: ...the Onboard HDMI HD Audio fea ture 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...

Страница 49: ...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...

Страница 50: ...rage 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 AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disa...

Страница 51: ...ress Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Coniguration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port...

Страница 52: ...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 sof...

Страница 53: ...tem 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 certiicatio...

Страница 54: ...efault 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 Disable...

Страница 55: ...ity Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI lash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without enter ing operating systems irst like MS DOS or...

Страница 56: ...mware download server for Internet Flash Coniguration options Asia Europe USA and China Dehumidiier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling Dehumidiier Function When...

Страница 57: ...57 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...

Страница 58: ...an 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Coni guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Over Temperature Protection Use this item to enable or disable Ov...

Страница 59: ...tion is you may not boot by using an USB lash 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...

Страница 60: ...If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Coniguration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabl...

Страница 61: ...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 Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot The default v...

Страница 62: ...anges 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...

Страница 63: ...e The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your com puter If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the ile ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder i...

Страница 64: ...SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Coniguration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in...

Страница 65: ...M 64 bit with SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Coniguration SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID 3T...

Страница 66: ...er Ctrl number to enter Raid Utility For example key in drvcfg s 4E B5 8 Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive 9 Choose Logical Drive Create Menu to create a Raid Drive 10 Choose Usable...

Страница 67: ...ing and key in the Raid size 13 After set up Raid size please click Start to Create 14 Press F10 to exit Utility 15 During reboot please press F11 to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI SCSI CD DVD Drive Th...

Страница 68: ...tilities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to ix this problem Windows VistaTM 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix for this problem Below steps are Microsoft su...

Страница 69: ...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 c Set Startup type to Disable t...

Страница 70: ...he hotix KB2505454 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 8 64 bit 7 64 bit install the hotix kb2505454 This may take long time 30 mins C Reboot your system It...

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