ASRock FM2A75M-ITX R2.0 User Manual

ASRock FM2A75M-ITX R2.0 Manual

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    FM2A75M-ITX R2.0 User Manual Version 1.0 Published January 2013 Copyright©2013 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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    Dual Graphics Operation Guide 21 2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 23 2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 26 2.8 Jumpers 2.12 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug and Hot SwapFeature and Operation Operation Guide 34 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 36 2.14 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7
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    Event Monitoring Screen 53 3.7 Boot Screen 54 3.8 Security Screen 56 3.9 Exit Screen 57 4. Software Support 58 4.1 Install Operating System 58 4.2 Support CD Information 58 4.2.1 Running Support CD 58 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 58 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 58 4.2.4 Contact Information 58 4
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    information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock FM2A75M-ITX R2.0 Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor) ASRock FM2A75M-ITX R2.0 Quick Installation Guide ASRock FM2A75M-ITX R2.0 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel
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    Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio - Mini-ITX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design - Support for Socket FM2 100W processors - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - UMI-Link GEN2 - AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology - 2 x DDR3
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    USB 3.0 Connector BIOS Feature - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
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    Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, is required) * 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
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    the CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1866/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than
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    without sacrificing computing performance. In XFast RAM, it fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a much more efficient way to save energy, time, money
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    APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience. ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device. ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which
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    need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature. ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of
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    on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5 state. ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver 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
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    1.4 Motherboard Layout 12 3 CPU_FAN1 bit, 240-pin module) CHA_FAN1 Dual Graphics XFast RAM 6 7 SOCKET FM2 PANEL 1 8 1 USB_45 1 USB_67 1 1 CIR1 SATA3_4 SATA3_3 9 BIOS Front USB 3.0 AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) Top: Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN HD_AUDIO1 FM2A75M-ITX Chipset 1 PCIE1 22
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    1.5 I/O Panel 1 23 4 58 69 7 10 14 13 * 1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) * 2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) ** 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 4 D-Sub Port (VGA1) 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 6 Rear Speaker (Black) 7 Optical SPDIF Out Port 12 11 8 *** 9 10 11 12 **** 13 14 Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone
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    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. 16
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    This is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any
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    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. . 2). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 18
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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
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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 A75 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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    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 HDMI to support dual VGA output so panel. 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 benefits of dual
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    Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub and HDMI 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
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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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    2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header. Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote. Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock motherboard.
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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 27
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    , and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac- tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default profile, 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed. If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please
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    DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR Besides four default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. USB 3.0 Header (19-pin USB3_0_1) (see p.14, No. 19) IntA_P_D+ IntA_P_DGND IntA_P_SSTX+ IntA_P_SSTXGND IntA_P_SSRX
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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
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    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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    connector of HDMI VGA card to this header. Chassis Intrusion Header (2-pin CI1) (see p.14, No. 25) 1 GND Signal This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection
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    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
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    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 the risk of HDD crash or data
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    data cable to end (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin the motherboard's SATAII / SATA3 cable. connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA3
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    2.13 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those
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    2.15 Installing 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 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug
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    SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The UEFI chip 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
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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 selected items
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    cause damage to your components and motherboard. It should be done at your set the item "Overclock Mode" to [Manual]. The default value is [Disabled]. Please AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this feature. Use this to select enable or disable AMD
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    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, Configuration DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. 41
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    DRAM Timing Control DRAM Slot Use this item to view SPD data. DRAM Timing Control Use this item to control DRAM timing. Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or
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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, ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to
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    item to enable or disable Package C6 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® 8 / 7 / VistaTM and want to enable
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    [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] and [512MB]. 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 will be onboard
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    3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration Onboard HD Audio Select [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. The default value is [Enabled]. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. On/Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On/Off Play Technology.
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    RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver 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. AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or
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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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    option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® certification. CSM Please disable CSM when 2.0 controller. A75 USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices
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    in UEFI setup. OMG(Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG
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    Download Server Use this item to select UEFI firmware download server for Internet Flash. Configuration options: [Asia], [Europe], [USA] and [China]. Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling "Dehumidifier Function". When enabling Dehumidifier Function
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    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. 52
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    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 the chassis fan 1 speed. Confi guration options: [Full On], [Manual Mode] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On].
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    using 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 3. If you are using an external graphics card, the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP in order to boot. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the
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    Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [Enabled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option "Full Screen Logo" but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled].
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    3.8 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 Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot. The default value is [Disabled]. 56
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    3.9 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 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.
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    a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to UEFI Mode 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: Drv[4E
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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. 61
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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® 8 64-bit, 7 64-bit and VistaTM 64-bit OS. 62
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    Windows® Installation Guide to install OS. If you install Windows® 8 64-bit / 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
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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". 64
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    C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 thru this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit, install the hotfix
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FM2A75M-ITX R2.0
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published January 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.