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A75M-ITX User Manual Version 1.0 Published July 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 2
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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 3
6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 12 1.4 I/O Panel 13 2. Installation 15 Pre-installation Precautions 15 2.1 CPU Installation 16 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 16 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 17 2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot 18 2.5 Dual Graphics Operation Guide 19 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 4
ACPI Con guration 49 3.4.7 USB Con guration 51 3.5 Hardware 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 5
ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm) ASRock A75M-ITX Quick Installation Guide ASRock A75M-ITX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 6
Slot Graphics Audio LAN - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Support for Socket FM1 100W processors - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - UMI-Link GEN2 - AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 7
/s connectors - 1 x CIR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 8
ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 15) * 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 9
BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS le to your USB - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 10
and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 11
Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to Intel's suggestion, the - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 12
AUDIO CODEC HD_AUDIO1 1 ATX12V1 USB_89 1 1 CIR1 1 USB_67 32Mb BIOS A75M-ITX PCIE1 AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) Chipset 13 14 17.0cm (6.7-in) 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 14 Southbridge Controller 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 15 SPI Flash Memory (32Mb - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 13
Sub Port 11 HDMI Port 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB45) 6 Rear Speaker (Black) **** 13 eSATA3 Connector 7 Optical SPDIF Out Port 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB01) * It is recommended to install the USB Keyboard/Mouse cable to USB 2.0 ports (USB23) instead of USB 3.0 ports. ** There - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 14
", and click "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. **** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M. 14 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 15
any motherboard settings. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 16
Golden Triangle Push 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 a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 17
DDR3 slot;otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged. 2. If you install 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 adding or removing DIMMs - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 18
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. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 19
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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 20
Step 7. You can also click "AMD VISION Engine Control Center" on your Windows® taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center. AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 8. In AMD VISION Engine Control Center, please choose "Performance". Click "AMD CrossFireTM". Step 9. Click "Enable CrossFireTM" and - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 21
can easily enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D-Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that D-sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents. To enable - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 22
-on 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 23
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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 24
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 24 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 25
12, No. 23) Setting Default Clear CMOS Description 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 nish updating the BIOS - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 26
SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3 connector on this motherboard. 3.5mm Audio Cable (Optional) Either end of the 3.5mm audio cable can be connected to the portable audio devices, such as MP3 player and mobile phone or the Line-in port of your PC. USB 2.0 Headers - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 27
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, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 28
3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation (3-pin CPU_FAN2) (see p.12 No. 2) GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED ATX Power Connector 24 (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.12 No. 3) 12 13 Please connect an ATX power supply to - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 29
p.12 No. 22) 1 GND SPDIFOUT Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. This COM1 header supports a serial port module. 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 30
Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10) functions. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 31
Please make sure the SATA3 driver is installed into system properly. The latest SATA3 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 32
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. connector. SATA power - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 33
Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 34
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 33. STEP 4: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 35
. Select the driver to install according to the OS you install. Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 36
steps. Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode) STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 37
gure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 38
General Help Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 39
option to adjust EZ overclocking setting. Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your components and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. CPU Configuration Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 40
/Voltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability. CPU Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability, it is not - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 41
to Precharge (tRTP) Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Four Activate Window (tFAW) Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Voltage Control DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 42
prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load. SB Voltage Use this to select SB Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. 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. 42 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 43
, and USB Con guration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. Instant Flash 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 44
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. Please set this - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 45
to set the share memory feature. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] and [512MB]. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the "Onboard HDMI HD Audio" feature. Dual Graphics This item appears only when you install AMD RADEON - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 46
plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. On/Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On LAN feature. Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED and Port80 LED when the system is power on. The keyboard LED will also be turned off in S1, - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 47
]. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on eSATA3 port. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for eSATA3 port. Use this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode. The default value is [Enabled]. If you want to build RAID on eSATA3 port, please disable - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 48
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]. 48 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 49
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. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 50
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. 50 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 51
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 support for USB 3.0 devices. The default value is [Enabled]. 51 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 52
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 & 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 & 2 speed. Con guration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 53
the available devices on your system for you to con gure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of . 65535(0xFFFF) means inde nite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 54
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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 55
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 message, "Discard changes and exit setup?" Select [OK - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 56
4. Software Support 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 - ASRock A75M-ITX | User Manual - Page 57
Press or at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility > Advanced > Storage Con guration > SATA Mode. 3. Choose the item "UEFI:xxx" to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1. ("xxx" is the device which contains your Windows® installation les. Normally it is an optical
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A75M-ITX
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published July 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.