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H55DE3 User Manual Version 1.1 Published March 2010 Copyright©2010 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock H55DE3 | 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 H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 3
2.14 Hot Plug Function for SATA / SATAII HDDs 33 2.15 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 34 2.16 Driver Installation Guide 36 2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 36 2.17.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 4
Main Screen 39 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 40 3.4 Advanced Screen 44 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 45 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 47 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration 49 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 50 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 52 3.4.6 Super IO Configuration 53 3.4.7 USB Configuration 54 3.5 Hardware Health - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 5
about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock H55DE3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.3-in, 30.5 cm x 21.1 cm) ASRock H55DE3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H55DE3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 6
Processors in LGA1156 Package - 4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Supports EM64T CPU - Intel® H55 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 7
6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 12) - 16Mb AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, SB, VTT, PCH PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) - Supports Smart BIOS - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 8
Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 13) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 14) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 15) - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 16) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 9
/ XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 6. For those CPU that only support up to DDR3 1333, the XMP DDR3 1600 is supported through overclocking. 7. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 10
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 file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 11
Card Support List (for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit) Chipset Vendor ATI Model Name Chipset Name Driver ASUS-EAH4350 updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for CrossFireXTM Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 12
eSATAII2/USB3 32 31 30 29 28 27 Bottom: Optical SPDIF USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ-45 Top: CTR BASS Center: REAR SPK Bottom: MIC IN Center: FRONT PWR_FAN1 Top: LINE IN H55DE3 PCIE1 DDR3 2600+ Dual Channel DX10 LAN PHY PCIE2 PCI Express 2.0 16Mb CrossFireX BIOS PCIE3 Intel H55 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 13
Central / Bass (Orange) 5 Rear Speaker (Black) 6 Optical SPDIF Out Port 7 Line In (Light Blue) ** 8 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 Microphone (Pink) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 11 Powered eSATAII/USB Connectors 12 HDMI Port 13 VGA/DVI-D Port 14 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 14
audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "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. Click "Jack" and then click "Configuration". In "Configuration - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 15
Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 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 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 16
Intel 1156-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below. Load Plate Load Lever Contact Array Socket Body 1156-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1156-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket motherboard for after service. 16 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 17
key Pin1 Pin1 orientation key notch 1156-Pin CPU alignment key 1156-Pin Socket For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 3-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 18
Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1156-Pin socket that supports Intel 1156-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1156-Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 19
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chiptype) DDR3 DIMM pair in the - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 20
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 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 21
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slot: PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 22
supported with Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 / VistaTM / 7 OS. Quad CrossFireXTM feature are supported with Windows® VistaTM / 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for ATITM CrossFireXTM driver updates refer to ATITM graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. Step 1. Insert one Radeon - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 23
Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) CrossFire Bridge or Step 2. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 24
to installation. Please check AMD website for ATITM driver updates. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Install the required drivers to your system. For Windows® XP OS: A. ATITM recommends Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed (If you have Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 25
for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. * For further information of ATITM CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for updates and details. 25 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 26
Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature. For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD: ..\ Surround Display - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 27
P-6 USB_PWR Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard. Besides four 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. 27 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 28
supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This motherboard supports 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 panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 29
CHA_FAN1) (see p.12 No. 10) GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED Please connect 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 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 30
pin ATX12V1) (see p.12 No. 1) 4 1 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 supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 31
, please carefully follow the below steps. Step 1. Install the HDMI VGA card to the• PCI Express Graphics slot on this motherboard. For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 21. Step 2. Connect the black end (A) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 32
guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other .com/hdd/support/download.htm The - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 33
Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H55 bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 34
make sure the SATA / SATAII driver 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 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 35
follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII connector - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 36
® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 37
BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Operation Mode" to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 2.18 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 38
BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 39
Time System Date [14:00:09] [Mon 11/23/2009] BIOS Version : H55DE3 P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Core (TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 3066MHz Microcode Update : 20652/9 Cache Size : 4096KB Total Memory DDR3_A2 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B2 DDR3_B1 : 2048MB with 256MB shared - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 40
OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit OC Tweaker Settings Load CPU EZ OC Setting [Press Enter] Load Memory EZ OC Setting [Press Enter] Load XMP Setting [Disabled] Profile - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 41
CPU Ratio Setting If the ratio status is unlocked, you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory Rate BIOS SETUP UTILITY 9 [Auto] 9 [Auto] 9 [Auto] 24 [Auto] 74 [Auto] 10 [Auto - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 42
. Configuration options: [Auto], [3] to [15]. DRAM tWTR This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWTR. Configuration options: [Auto], [2] to [10]. DRAM tRRD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRRD. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [4] to [7]. DRAM tRTP This controls - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 43
VDrop Control Use this to enable or disable ASRock VDrop control. Configuration options: [With VDrop] and [Without VDrop]. The default value is [With VDrop]. CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Manual] and [Overdrive Offset]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 44
. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 45
CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection. Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel® processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 46
Schemes" as "Portable/Laptop" to enable this function. If you install Windows® VistaTM and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.. Please note that enabling this function may reduce - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 47
the motherboard through efficient memory utilization. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components. This item will not be used under Windows® VistaTM / 7 OS because the driver will - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 48
OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the "OnBoard Lan" feature. Intel VT-d Configuration Use this to enable or disable Intel® VT-d technology (Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled]. 48 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 49
ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on AC/Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices . Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. If you set this item to [Disabled], the motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 49 - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 50
3.4.4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Operation Mode SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration will appear. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 51
as the example in the following instruction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master :ST340014A :40.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-5 :Supported [Auto] [Auto] Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 52
access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [64] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 53
3.4.6 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address PS/2 Port Type [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [Auto] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 54
Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 55
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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 56
, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. 1st Boot Device 2nd - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 57
option "Full Screen Logo". Configuration options: [Auto], [EuP], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 58
3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit - ASRock H55DE3 | User Manual - Page 59
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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