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    A55iCafe User Manual Version 1.0 Published August 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights , USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate
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    Graphics Operation Guide 18 2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 20 2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 23 2.8 Jumpers / SATA2 HDD Hot Plug and Hot Swap Feature and Operation Operation Guide 31 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 33 2.14 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM
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    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 Drivers Menu 56 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 56 4.2.4 Contact Information 56 4
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    to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and stepby-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Because the motherboard speci
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    Factor: 12.0-in x 8.0-in, 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm - All Solid Capacitor design - Support for Socket FM1 100W processors - V4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - UMI-Link GEN2 - AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 1) - 4 x DDR3 DIMM
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    " - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - DRAM, VDDP, VDDR, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite
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    * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-party
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    motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www.asrock Please check AMD website for the latest information. 5. ASRock Extreme BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS
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    driver, it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports . To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required.
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    Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN LAN AUDIO CODEC RoHS A55iCafe PCIE1 PCIE2 SATA2_1 SATA2_6 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 SATA2_5 CMOS BATTERY Super I/O PCIE3 X X Fast LAN Fast USB 32Mb BIOS PCI1 AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) Chipset HD_AUDIO1 1 CLRCMOS1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 1 1 COM1 PCI2 IR1
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    1.4 I/O Panel 1 2 3 4 5 11 10 9 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 2 LAN RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) ** 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 5 Microphone (Pink) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 8 7 6 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 9 DVI-D Port 10 D-Sub Port 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) *
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    , 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 electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap
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    Down And Lock To The Socket Corner Small The Socket Lever Triangle 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install 5). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 14
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    Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology. 3. If a
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    matches the break on the slot. notch break notch break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining
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    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 for later use. Step
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    Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A55 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
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    10. Reboot your system. Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics feature. * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. * For further information
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    VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D-Sub and DVI-D to support dual VGA output so panel. D-Sub port DVI-D port 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the benefits of
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    Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub and DVI 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
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    function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more
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    chassis on the market. 3. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug function. Please install it before you boot the system. * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com 23
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    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, user default profile, 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the
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    the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard. USB 2.0 Headers (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.11 No. 23) (9-pin USB8_9) (see p.11 No , there are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. 25
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    allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC'97 audio panel
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    RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart. PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when
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    GND 1 2 3 4 Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin
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    HDMI_SPDIF Header (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) (see p.11 No. 27) 1 GND SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header. 29
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    Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10) functions. You may install SATA / SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you
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    is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or
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    cable to (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White) Step attention, before you process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA
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    Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. (Please use USB floppy or floppy disk.) A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up
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    CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.14.1 step 2 on page 33
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    of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the OS you install. Using SATA / SATAII
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    2.15.2 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 on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (
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    SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the
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    3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) / / + / Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the
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    overclocing may cause damage to your components and motherboard. It should be done at your own Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. 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
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    Use this to adjust graphics engine clock. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. DRAM Timing Control Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or
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    default is [Auto]. RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Use this item to change RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Command Rate (CR) Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. Min: 1T. Max: 2T. The default is [Auto]. RAS# Cycle Time (tRC) Use this item
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    Voltage Control 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]. APU DRAM PHY Voltage VDDR Use this to select APU DRAM PHY Voltage VDDR. The default value is [Auto]. CPU Load-Line
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    3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Nouth Bridge Configuration, South Bridge Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, and USB Configuration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the
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    Use this item to enable or disable Cstate Pmin mode. The default value is [Disabled]. Cool 'n' Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. The default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® 7 / VistaTM and want to
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    allows you to enable or disable the "Onboard HDMI HD Audio" feature. Dual Graphics This item appears only when you install AMD RADEON HD6670 / 6570 / 6450 graphics card on this motherboard. Use this to enable or disable Dual Graphics feature. If you enable this option, you can choose onboard VGA or
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    3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Onboard
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    ]. Configuration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode]. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA2_5 and SATA2_6 ports. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATA2_5 and SATA2_6 ports. Use this item to enable or disable SATA
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    3.4.5 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Configuration options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard
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    RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to
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    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 motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 50
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    ]. 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
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    hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage the chassis fan 2 speed. Confi guration options: [Full On] and [Manual Mode]. The default is value [Full On]. Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows
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    3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefi nite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this
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    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. 54
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    3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following
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    install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to
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    Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to
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    HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on For GPT partition. Press to save the change and exit. 4. Press to enter Boot Manual. Choose UEFI : Built - in EFI Shell. 5. Key in drvcfg, for example you will see below:
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    7. And then key in drvcfg -s [Drv number] [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 Physical Drive List to select Raid HDD. 59
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    . After set up Raid size, please click Start to Create. 14. Press to exit Utility. 15. During reboot, please press to enter Boot Manual. Choose UEFI: SCSI CD/DVD Drive. * This option only shows on Windows® 7 64-bit and VistaTM 64-bit OS. 60
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    Windows® Installation Guide to install OS. If you install Windows® 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit in a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows® or install driver/ utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to following instructions to fix this
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    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". c. Set "Startup type" to "Disable" then Click "OK". 62
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    C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows® 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 thru this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows® 7 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454. (This may take long
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A55iCafe
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published August 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.