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H77M-ITX User Manual Version 1.0 Published March 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock H77M-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 H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 3
Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs 31 2.13 SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 32 2.14 Driver Installation Guide 34 2.15 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 34 2.16 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 4
ACPI Con guration 50 3.4.8 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 H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 5
the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock H77M-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm) ASRock H77M-ITX Quick Installation Guide ASRock H77M-ITX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 6
Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics - 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) - Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Digi Power - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 7
-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 8
power connector - Front panel audio connector - 1 x USB 2.0 header (supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) - 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 9
ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 22) * 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 H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 10
during the POST or the key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 11
update their BIOS without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 12
unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 21. ASRock XFast RAM is not supported by Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP 64-bit. Intel® Smart Connect Technology and Intel® USB - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 13
MIC IN 1 HD_AUDIO1 AUDIO CODEC H77M-ITX PCIE1 Front USB 3.0 PCI Express 3.0 RoHS 15 1 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb) 2 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1, Gray) 3 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0, Gray) 4 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2, Black) 5 SATA2 Connector (SATA_3, Black) 6 Intel H77 Chipset 7 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Black - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 14
) 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12) 12 eSATA2 Connector 13 HDMI Port (HDMI1) 14 DVI-D Port (DVI1) 15 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications ACT/LINK SPEED - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 15
To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will nd "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 16
Installation This is a Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 17
of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below. Load Plate Load Lever Contact Array Socket Body 1155-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU the PnP cap. 2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service. 17 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 18
, 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. Step 3-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys. Step - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 19
Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 20
Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. work on this motherboard. It is not recommended to install them on this motherboard. Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 21
Slot) There is 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCIE slots:PCIE1 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU. If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will run only at PCI - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 22
VGA cards to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so DVI-D port HDMI port 2. If you have already installed the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system, you can freely enjoy the bene ts of - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 23
setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when an add-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 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 24
. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt a 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 the instructions below for more details about HDCP function. What - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 25
ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboards 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. USB - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 26
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, time, user default pro le, 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 27
Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disk or the SATA2 / SATA3 connector on this motherboard. Besides four default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there is one USB 2.0 header on this motherboard. This USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. 27 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 28
USB 3.0 ports on the I/O panel, there is one USB 3.0 header on this motherboard. This USB 3.0 header can support two USB 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 to - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 29
. The LED is off when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered off (S5). HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive the ground pin. CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.13, No. 16) FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 4 CPU_FAN_SPEED 3 +12V 2 GND 1 Please connect the CPU fan cable to - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 30
(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, please connect it to Pin 1-3. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector 24 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 31
Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) / Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. You may install - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 32
is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATA2 / 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 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 33
follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4pin end (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA2 / SATA3 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 34
64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for RAID con guration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration", which is located in the - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 35
Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 36
your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 37
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 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 38
the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Configuration CPU Turbo Ratio Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel's new power saving technology. Processors can switch between multiple frequencies - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 39
or disable GT OverClocking Support. The default value is [Disabled]. DRAM Timing Configuration Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting. Con guration options: [Auto], [Default], [Pro le 1] and [Pro le 2]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 40
RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tFAW Use this item - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 41
Fast Boot Use this item to enable or disable MRC Fast Boot. The default is [Enabled]. Voltage Configuration CPU Core Voltage Use this to select CPU Core Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. CPU Load-Line Calibration CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 42
CPU Con guration, North Bridge Con guration, South Bridge Con guration, Storage Con guration, Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology, Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology, ACPI Con guration and USB for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 43
instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of the system caches. CPU C3 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS. CPU C6 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 44
pages from being used by malicious software to execute codes. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection. Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 45
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]. PCIE1 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE1 Link Speed. The default value is [Auto]. Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 46
or disable the Onboard LAN feature. Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. The default value is [Enabled in S5]. Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 47
Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to con gure Aggressive Link Power Management. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to enable or disable the - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 48
is [Enabled]. Entry on S3 RTC Wake Use this item to enable or disable Intel Rapid Start invocation upon S3 RTC wake. The default is [Enabled]. Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 entry. The default is [10 minutes]. Active Page Threshold Support This allows you to enable or - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 49
(R) Smart Connect Technology Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology. Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology keeps your e-mail and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. The - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 50
this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system. USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to turn on the system - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 51
]. 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 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 52
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 CPU fan 1's speed. Over Temperature Protection Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection. The default value is [Enabled]. 52 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 53
boots, please select [Enabled]. Con guration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled]. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Boot Failure Guard Count - ASRock H77M-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 H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 55
3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message "Save con guration changes and exit setup?" will pop-out. Select [Yes] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message "Discard - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 56
install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application softwares that the motherboard supports. Click on a speci c item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 57
a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on 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 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 58
above) or Windows® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above). 2. Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB ash disk. You can download the driver from ASRock's website and unzip the le into a USB ash disk OR copy the le from ASRock motherboard support CD. (please copy the les under following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 59
Windows® or install driver/utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to follow the instructions below to x this problem. Windows® VistaTM 64-bit: Microsoft® does not provide hot x for this problem. The steps listed below are Microsoft®'s suggested solution: A. Disable System Restore - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 60
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". 60 - ASRock H77M-ITX | User Manual - Page 61
c. Set "Startup type" to "Disable" then Click "OK". C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows® 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hot x KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows® 7
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H77M-ITX
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published March 2012
Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.