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    A75M-HVS User Manual Version 1.1 Published June 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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    14 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 15 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 16 2.5 Dual Graphics Operation Guide 17 2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 19 2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 22 2.8 Jumpers Setup
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    ACPI Con guration 46 3.4.7 USB Con guration 48 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 49 3.6 Boot Screen 50 3.7 Security Screen 51 3.8 Exit Screen 52 4. Software Support 53 4.1 Install Operating System 53 4.2 Support CD Information 53 4.2.1 Running Support CD 53 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 53
  • ASRock A75M-HVS | User Manual - Page 5
    Contents ASRock A75M-HVS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 8.5-in, 22.6 cm x 21.6 cm) ASRock A75M-HVS Quick Installation Guide ASRock A75M-HVS Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows® 7 / 7 64
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    CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN - Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 8.5-in, 22.6 cm x 21.6 cm - Solid Capacitor for CPU power - Support for Socket FM1 100W processors - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - UMI-Link GEN2 - AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
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    Panel I/O SATA3 USB 3.0 Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Ef cient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 4 x Ready
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    : - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 11) Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore OS - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit
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    support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU
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    SmartView feature, please make sure your OS version is Windows® 7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, and your browser version is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp 10. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the
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    HDMI 1.4a SOCKET FM1 HDMI1 DX11 30 29 28 27 26 Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 3.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 LAN AUDIO CODEC RJ-45 LAN RoHS Dual Graphics ErP/EuP Ready SATA3 6Gb/s USB 3.0 PWR_FAN1 32Mb BIOS PCIE1 A75M-HVS PCIE2 AMD
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    header. After restarting your computer, you will nd "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Speaker". Then you are allowed to select "2 Channel
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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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    . 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 11, No. 4). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 14
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    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chiptype) memory modules in the
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    ) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card and SATA2 card. PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI before you start the installation. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). Remove the bracket facing the slot
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    HD 65XX/64XX graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) integrated chipset, all operating in a Windows® 7 environment. Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for AMD Dual Graphics. For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics cards
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    "Apply" to save your change. Step 10. Reboot your system. Then you can freely enjoy the bene t of Dual Graphics feature. * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is used only for identi cation or explanation and to the owners' bene t, without intent to
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    on the I/O panel, or connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I/O panel. VGA/D-Sub port HDMI port 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven't installed
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    VGA card 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 need to install them again. 5. Set up a multi-monitor display. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Right click the
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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-de nition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more
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    is compatible with most of the 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
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    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 nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password, date
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    allows convenient connection of printer devices. USB_PWR P-9 P+9 GND DUMMY Besides two default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. 1 GND P+8 P-8 USB_PWR USB_PWR P-11 P+11 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+10 P-10
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    audio devices. 1. High De nition 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 RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch
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    mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive 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 CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard
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    11 No. 1) 5 1 8 4 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.11 No.16) This COM1 header supports a serial port module. 27
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    SATA3 hard disk. 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID / AHCI mode. AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA
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    limitation, the SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Make sure your SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA3 HDD, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will be damaged
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    : Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA3 HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to end (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin the motherboard's SATAII / SATA3 cable
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    to [RAID]. STEP 2: Make a SATA3 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, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please
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    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 SATA3 Driver Diskette. Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.14.1 step 2 on page 31. STEP 4: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM
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    You can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompt- ed, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. After reading the oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select
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    SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
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    selections: Main To set up the system time/date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To
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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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    In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Configuration 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 feature. Use this to select enable or disable
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    access contention. Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving. Con guration options: [Disabled], [Auto]. The default 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.
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    Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. 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]. CPU Load-Line Calibration CPU Load-Line
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    Instant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard drive, then you can
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    and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® 7 / VistaTM 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 stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies
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    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, the primary monitor will be onboard VGA. If
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    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 LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature. Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off
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    If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA_5 and SATA_6 ports. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATA_5 and item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Con guration options: [Disabled], [Auto
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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. Con guration options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard
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    to 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 on the system. USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the system. USB Mouse Power On Use
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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 certi cation. 47
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    OS and UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility issue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS. [UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows / Linux OS. Legacy USB 3.0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy
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    this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 speed. Con guration options
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    ]. Con guration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled]. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the
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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. 51
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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 con guration 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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    4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP SP3 / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer
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    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 use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit. 2. Press or at system POST
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A75M-HVS
User Manual
Version 1.1
Published June 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.