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  • ASRock Q2900-ITX | User Manual - Page 1
    Q2900-ITX
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    documentation are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation. With respect to the contents of this documentation
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    14 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 18 3.1 Installing Drivers 18 3.2 A-Tuning 19 3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 21 3.4 ASRock Cloud 26 3.5 ASRock APP Shop 36 3.5.1 UI Overview 36 3.5.2 Apps 37 3.5.3 BIOS & Drivers 40 3.5.4 Setting 41 3.6 Start8 42 Chapter 4 UEFI
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    4.2 Main Screen 47 4.3 Advanced Screen 48 4.3.1 CPU Configuration 49 4.3.2 Chipset Configuration 51 4.3.3 Storage Configuration 53 4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 55 4.3.5 Super IO Configuration 56 4.3.6 ACPI Configuration 57 4.3.7 USB Configuration 59 4.3.8 Trusted Computing
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    find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock Q2900-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor) • ASRock Q2900-ITX Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Q2900-ITX Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables
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    Density Glass Fabric PCB CPU • Intel® Quad-Core Pentium® Processor J2900 (2.41 GHz) Memory • Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology • 2 x DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM Slots • Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory • Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION) * If only one
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    Q2900-ITX LAN • PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s • Realtek RTL8111GR • Supports Wake-On-WAN • Supports Wake-On-LAN • Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • Supports LAN Cable Detection • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE Rear Panel I/O • 1
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    x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x USB 3.0 Header by ASMedia ASM1074 (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support • Supports Plug and Play • ACPI
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    1.3 Motherboard Layout 64Mb BIOS CPU_FAN1 DDR3_A1 Q2900-ITX PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard RoHS Q2900-ITX DVI1 VGA1 AT X P W R 1 DDR3_B1 Front USB 3.0 USB 2.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 CMOS Battery MINI_PCIE1 USB 3.0 T: USB3 Top: RJ-45 LAN B: USB4 HD_AUDIO1 1 Super I/O Top: CTR BASS Center:
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    No. Description 1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 3 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 4 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2) 5 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_1_2) 6 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2) 7 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 8 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 9 SATA2 Connector (
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    1.4 I/O Panel 1 2 Q2900-ITX 57 3 4 68 14 13 No. Description 1 PS/2 Mouse Port 2 D-Sub Port 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_34) 4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 6 Rear Speaker (Black) 7 Line
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    * There are two LEDs on the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port Activity / Link LED Status Description Off Blinking On No Link Data Activity Link Speed LED Status Off Orange Green Description 10Mbps connection 100Mbps
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    Q2900-ITX Chapter 2 Installation This is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause
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    2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) This motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) SODIMM slots. If only one SO-DIMM module is installed, please install it into DDR3_ A1. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L slot; otherwise, this
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    Q2900-ITX 1 2 3 11 English
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    Express Slots) There are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard. Before installing an expansion card, please 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
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    Q2900-ITX 2.3 parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please adjust the BIOS option "Clear Status" to clear the record of previous
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    computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart. PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when . 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
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    Q2900-ITX Serial ATA2 Connectors (SATA2_1: see p.5, No. 9) (SATA2_2: see p.5, No. 6) SATA2_2 SATA2_1 These two SATA2 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices with up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1: see p.5, No. 15) (SATA3_A2: see p.5, No.
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    panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If Connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.5, No. 1) GND FAN_VOLTAGE FAN_SPEED ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.5, No. 3) 12 24 1
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    Q2900-ITX Chassis Intrusion Header (2-pin CI1) (see p.5, No. 12) 1 GND Signal TPM Header (17-pin TPMS1) (see p.5, No. 10) 1 PCICLK FRAME PCIRST# LAD3 +3V LAD0 +3VSB GND GND SMB_CLK_MAIN SMB_DATA_MAIN LAD2 LAD1 GND S_PWRDWN# SERIRQ# GND This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature
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    not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in the Support CD to display the menu. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please click Install All or follow the order from top to bottom to
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    Q2900-ITX 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM and a whole lot more. 3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock's support CD, A-Tuning will
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    Tools Various tools and utilities. XFast RAM Boost the system's performance and extend the HDD's or SDD's lifespan! Create a hidden partition, then assign which files should be stored in the RAM drive. 20 English
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    Q2900-ITX 3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology Intel system is not in AHCI mode, please follow the instructions below. There are certain risks. Please backup any important click OK. 2. Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ msahci in Windows Registry Editor. Double click on
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    3.3.2 Setup Guide Installing ASRock Smart Connect Utility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Smart Connect. Step 2 Once installed, run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows Start ->
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    Q2900-ITX Step 3 Click the Add button. Take Foxmail as an example, add Foxmail to the Application list. Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List, then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List. Step 5 Click Apply to enable Smart Connect. 23 English
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    -click the Intel® Smart Connect Technology Manager icon Windows system tray. in the Step 7 Drag the slider to configure how often the system will connect to the network to download updates. Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates, but may cause more power consumption. Using Smart
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    Q2900-ITX 4. The system will wake up from sleep state periodically, and then start to update Foxmail. The screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage. Afterwards, the system will automatically return to sleep state again. 5. Upon waking up the system, you will
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    -On-WAN with the onboard Realtek® LAN, so you can connect with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to power your PC on or turn it off, monitor and take control of it remotely with another smartphone, tablet or computer. *ASRock Cloud is supported on Windows 8.1 / 7. 26 English
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    Q2900-ITX 3.4.1 Realtek® Wake-On-WAN Realtek® Wake-On-WAN allows you to wake up and remote control your home computer from sleep or shutdown state. Before configuring this feature, verify the followings on your host computer: • Make sure that the "PCIE Devices Power On" is enabled in UEFI SETUP
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    Computer You can find the Orbweb.ME Professional host software in the Support CD or just download it from http://orbweb.me. Step 1 Click installer package file to start installation. Step 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Step 3 When installation completes, reboot the
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    Q2900-ITX Step 3 You will receive a verification email. Follow the steps in the email to verify your account. After verifying your account, you can access your PC
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    REMOTE ACCESS FROM A CLIENT DEVICE The lastest version of Java is required to be installed to use the Remote Desktop and Xplorer functions. Using Remote Wake-Up Remote Wake-Up allows you to remotely put your host computer to sleep and wake your host computer up from a client device. If you use a
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    Q2900-ITX Step 4 Click and power options appear. Click to select Restart, Sleep or Shut Down. (S5) remotely. The host status in the Status column shows offline and ready to be awaked and the power option shows wakable . To wake up the computer, click . Please be noted that if the host device
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    status icon will turn offline and the power option icon will dissappear. You have to physically wake up computer in order to bring power option icon back to online. Using refer to the user manual of the Orbweb.ME Professional for more instructions on how to use Orbweb.ME Professional. 32 English
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    Q2900-ITX For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users: Download and install "Orbweb.ME Professional" app from the App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android). Step 1 Tap
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    to open the folder. Step 6 Click on a file name to preivew the file. You can also delete, rename, move, and copy a selected file. For more instructions on how to use Xplorer, refer to the user manual of the Orbweb.ME Professional. 34 English
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    Q2900-ITX For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users: Download and install "Orbweb.ME Professional" app from file. You can also delete, rename, move, and copy a selected file. For more instructions on how to use Xplorer, refer to the user manual of the Orbweb.ME Professional. Tutorial Video 35 English
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    APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading software applications for your ASRock computer. You can install various apps and support utilities quickly and easily, and optimize your system and keep your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks. Double-click on your desktop
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    Q2900-ITX 3.5.2 Apps When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on up and down to see more apps listed. You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or not. - The red icon displays the price or "Free" if the app is free of charge. - The green
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    Step 3 If you want to install the app, click on the red icon to start downloading. Step 4 When installation completes, you can find the green "Installed" icon appears on the upper right corner. English To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon . *The trash icon may not appear for
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    Q2900-ITX Upgrading an App You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an available new version for your app, you will
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    " tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon. Step 1 Please check the item information before update. Click on Step 2 to see more details. Click to select one or
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    Q2900-ITX 3.5.4 Setting In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server location, and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows startup. 41 English
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    customizations for greater efficiency. 3.6.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8. 3.6.2 Configuring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. Then select the theme of
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    Configure Q2900-ITX Configure provides configuration options, including icon sizes, which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used apps, the functionality of the power button, and more. Control 43 English
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    Control lets you configure what a click on the start button or a press on the Windows key does. Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop. It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode and bypass the Metro user
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    Q2900-ITX Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing or right after you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will continue with
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    4.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press to get into the sub screen. You can also use the mouse to click your required item. Please check the following
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    Q2900-ITX 4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. 47 English
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    Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Intel® Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section
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    Q2900-ITX Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation. CPU C States Support
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    Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently requested cache line. Enable for better performance. Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, so that
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    4.3.2 Chipset Configuration Q2900-ITX DRAM Voltage Use this to configure DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. Share Memory Configure the size of
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    for PCIE1. Deep S5 Configure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down. Restore on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. If [Power Off] is selected, the power will remain off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the system will start to boot
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    4.3.3 Storage Configuration Q2900-ITX SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode Selection IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve
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    ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. 54 English
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    4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology Q2900-ITX Intel® Smart Connect Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. while the computer is in sleep mode. English 55
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    4.3.5 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Enable or disable the Serial port 1. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port. Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port. Device Mode Select the device mode according to your
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    4.3.6 ACPI Configuration Q2900-ITX Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Allow the system to be
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    USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller. USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse. 58 English
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    Q2900-ITX USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB ports. USB 3.0 Controller Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports. Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support
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    4.3.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives. 60 English
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    4.4 Tools Q2900-ITX Instant Flash Save UEFI files in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network configuration before using Internet
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    Network Configuration Use this to configure internet connection settings for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI firmware. 62 English
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    Q2900-ITX 4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen This section allows you to 1's speed. Configuration options: [Full On], [Automatic Mode] and [Manual]. The default value is [Full On]. Case Open Feature Enable or disable Case Open Feature to detect whether the chassis cover has been removed. 63
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    are unable to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password. Secure Boot Enable to support Windows 8 Secure Boot. 64 English
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    Q2900-ITX 4.7 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot from an USB storage device. Ultra Fast mode is only supported by
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    or configure the AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) CSM Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless you're running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows 8 64-bit and all of your devices
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    4.8 Exit Screen Q2900-ITX Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" will pop out. Select [OK] to save
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    or want to know more about ASRock, you're welcome to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information. For technical questions, please submit a support request form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp ASRock Incorporation 2F., No.37, Sec
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