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    VisionX Series User Manual Version 1.0 Published July 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual . CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY The Lithium Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related
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    instructions in the documentation before you operate your system. • Do not use this product near water or a heated source such as a radiator. • Set up the system on a stable surface. • Openings technical problems with the product, unplug the power cord and contact a qualified service technician
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    Invisible laser radiation when open. Do not stare into those specified in the user's manual may result in hazardous laser exposure have the optical drive serviced only by an authorized service provider. Product disposal ­cording to the manufacturer's instructions. Installation Notices Do not place
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    System Chassis 13 1.6 Remote Controller 14 2 Opening the Chassis 15 3 Reinstalling the ODD/HDD 23 10.1 Instant Boot 23 10.1.1 Introduction 23 10.1.2 Installation 24 10.2 ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility Software free bundle (Trial version 31 10.4 THX TruStudio Software free bundle 32 10.5 ASRock
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    Configuration 55 11.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 56 11.6 Boot Screen 57 11.7 Security Screen 58 11.8 Exit Screen 59 12 Software Support 60 12.1 Install Operating System 60 12.2 Support CD Information 60 12.2.1 Running Support CD 60 12.2.2 Drivers Menu 60 12.2.3 Utilities Menu
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    guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Because the hardware specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock
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    10 OEM version. (Blu-ray 3D movie playback, 2D-to-3D video file playback, Enhanced TrueTheater 3D to convert 2D-to-3D for DVDs and video files etc.) 2. Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software (trial version) 3. CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 (trial version) 4. ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite (OEM version
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    ® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit, the RAID driver in the support CD is required. *2 Hot Plug is supported in AHCI mode only for eSATA. IDE mode does not support Hot Plug. *3 CyberLink PowerDVD 10 OEM software is bundled with VisionX BD series only. WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk
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    1.3 System Motherboard Components 1. SATA 3.0 connector: For HDD SATA data cables 2. SATA 3.0 connector: For HDD SATA data cables 3. ATX5V output power connector for slim ODD & 2.5" HDD 4. SATA connector: For ODD SATA data cables 5. SATA power cable connector (+5V/+12V) for second HDD 6. Fan
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    NOTE. 1. SATA and Power Connections 2. Fan Connection 11
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    1.4 Rear Panel 16. HDMI connector 17. eSATA2 connector 18. DVI-I port (Dual-Link) 19. USB3.0 ports: USB devices 20. Mic In (Pink): Microphone 21. Optical S/PDIF Out port 22. DC-In jack 23. Side port for side speakers 24. Center/LFE (Orange): Center / subwoofer speakers 25. Front L/R Out (Lime):
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    1.5 System Chassis 29. Headphone 30. Microphone 31. USB3.0 ports: USB devices 32. 4-in-1 Card reader (MMC/SD3.0/MS/MS Pro) 33. Power ON/OFF button with status indicator 34. Slot-in Optical Disc Drive 13
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    1.6 Remote Controller Some remote controller functions listed above are only available with the relative hardware equipments. If the hardware equipments you adopt are not compatible with the system, you are not allowed to use these functions. This product is designed to meet MCE standards. 14
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    Chapter 2 Opening the chassis 1. Press the button on the rear I/O to open the top side of the chassis. 2. After the chassis is opened, you will see the top shield inside the chassis. 3. Unscrew the screws on the corners of the top shield. 4. Carefully remove the top shield. 15
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    Chapter 3 Reinstalling the ODD/HDD 1. After you remove the top shield, you will see the ODD/HDD bracket. 2. Disconnect the ODD/HDD SATA power cable, and take out the ODD/HDD bracket. 3. Unscrew the screws from the side of the ODD / HDD rack, and change your required ODD / HDD. 16
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    Chapter 4 Installing the second HDD 1. Please follow steps 1 and 2 from page 16 to take out the ODD/HDD bracket. Install the second HDD and fasten the screws to the rack, then replace the bracket into the chassis. 2. Connect the SATA and power cables. 3. Replace the side cover and fasten the screws.
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    Chapter 5 Reinstalling the DIMMs 1. Unlock the DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward to change the DIMM. 18
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    Chapter 6 Reinstalling the CPU 1. Unscrew the screws of the CPU fan. 2. Rotate the screw on the top of the CPU socket. 3. Now you can reinstall a new CPU to the system. 19
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    Chapter 7 Reinstalling the MXM card 1. Please follow step 1 from page 19 to remove the CPU fan. Then unscrew the two screws on top of the MXM card. 2. Lift the MXM card slightly upwards, then gently pull it out of the MXM slot. 3. Now you can reinstall a new MXM card to the system. 20
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    8 Dual Monitor ASRock VisionX series HTPC supports dual monitor. With the internal VGA output which supports DVI-I and HDMI, you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor. ASRock VisionX series HTPC also provides independent display controllers for DVII and HDMI to support dual VGA output
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    Chapter 9 Driver Installation 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 top to bottom to install those
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    Chapter 10 Utility Menu The utility menu shows the applications and other software that this product supports. 10.1 Instant Boot 10.1.1 Introduction Instant Boot, a user-friendly tool that allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a much more efficient way to save energy, time,
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    Install Instant Boot driver from ASRock's support CD, or you may click the following link to get the latest utility and BIOS: http://www.asrock.com/feature/InstantBoot/download.asp B. Execute the Instant Boot installation program under Windows®. Please follow the instructions on Instant Boot's setup
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    and exit the setup. C. After the installation is completed, you will find an ASRock Instant Boot icon on Windows® desktop. D. Double click ASRock Instant Boot's icon on the desktop, then Instant Boot's main menu will pop up. E. On Instant Boot's main menu, you can choose "Fast Mode", "Regular Mode
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    G. The system will restart automatically. After entering into the OS the system will shutdown again. H. Next time when you turn on your system, you can enjoy Instant Boot. 26
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    you install the all-in-one driver into your system from the ASRock support CD, ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) will be auto-installed as well. After the installation, you will find the icon "ASRock eXtreme Tuner" on your desktop. Double-click the "ASRock eXtreme Tuner" icon, the AXTU main menu
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    Hardware Monitor In the Hardware Monitor section, it shows the major readings of your system. The main readings include Clock, Fan & Temperature, and Voltage. In Clock, there are CPU speed and CPU ratio. In Fan & Te m p e r a t u r e , t h e r e a r e C P U temperature and CPU fan speed. You may
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    may affect your system's stability, or even cause damage to your hardware devices. It should be done at your own risk and expense. ASRock is not responsible for possible damages caused by overclocking and and overvoltage. If system hangs after overclocking, please remove the AC power cord and
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    XFast RAM XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. It also shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage is that it
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    10.3 Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software free bundle (Trial version) Protect your PC with Norton Internet Security, the fastest virus, spyware, Internet protection. Norton Internet Security can stop online identity theft,
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    free bundle After you install THX audio driver from our support CD, there will be a THX icon shown on the Windows® task bar. Click the THX icon on the Windows® task bar, you will see the THX TruStudio software application as below, which provides Surround/Crystalizer/Speaker/Smart volume/Dialog
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    driver makes your iPhone charge much quicker from your computer and up to 40% faster than before*. ASRock App Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM(S3), hibernation mode
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    10.6 CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 (Trial version) CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 trial now supports Intel® Quick Sync Video hardware transcoding and is optimized for second generation Core i7, i5, and i3 processors to accelerated conversion of all your favorite media files for your favorite portable
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    XFast USB Series products integrated with the latest ASRock XFast USB Technology delivers the world's fastest USB data transfer speed. As we know, Windows® only assigns 10% of the system's resource for each USB device. However, ASRock XFast USB Technology creates a QOS (Quality of Service) to make
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    install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock's support CD, ASRock XFast USB driver will be auto-installed as well. You may click the following link to get the latest utility: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/XFastUSB/index.asp B. After ASRock XFast USB driver is installed to your system
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    D. Then, you will see ASRock XFast USB user interface as below. You can also double-click the "XFast USB" icon to show this interface. Please choose "Turbo" to enable ASRock XFast USB Technology. The detailed information of your USB device can also be found in this user interface. 37
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    10.8 ASRock XFast LAN LAN Application Prioritization You can configure your application priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower Latency in Game After setting online game's priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD videos and download files
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    . The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run ) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to back on. Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the display current hardware status Boot To set up
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    screen 11.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. OMG(Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required. 40
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    function. If you install Windows® VistaTM / 7 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 SpeedStep technology. Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or
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    DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Command Rate (CR) Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. Min: 1N. Max:
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    (tCWL) Use this item to change CAS# Write Latency (tCWL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT WR (CHA) Use this item (CH B) setting. The default is [Auto]. MRC Fast Boot Use this item to enable or disable MRC Fast Boot. The default is [Enabled]. Voltage Configuration DRAM Voltage Use this
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    16/12 file system. If you execute Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information. Select the proper UEFI file UEFI firmware updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them without
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    disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS. Package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register. The default value is [Auto]. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheating. No-Excute
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    -32 processor with "No Execute (NX) Memory Protection" can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code. 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
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    11.4.2 North Bridge Configuration VT-d 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]. IGPU Multi-Monitor This allows you to enable or disable IGPU Multi-Moniter. The default value is [Enabled
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    onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Onboard LAN This allows you boot up when the power recovers. Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED and Lan LED when the system is power on. The keyboard LED will
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    options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Use this to enable
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    5-6 seconds. 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 disable Active Page Threshold
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    11.4.6 Intel(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
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    11.4.7 Super IO Configuration CIR Controller Use this item to enable or disable the CIR controller. 52
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    11.4.8 ACPI Configuration Suspend 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. ACPI HPET Table Use this item
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    11.4.9 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are two configuration options: [Enabled] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB. [UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use
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    11.4.10 Network Configuration Internet Setting Use this item to configure internet settings for Internet Flash. UEFI Download Server Use this item to select a server for Internet Flash to download the latest UEFI. 55
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    to set the CPU fan speed. Configuration options: [Full On], [SMART FAN Manual] and [Automatic mode]. The default is value [Automatic mode]. Dehumidifier Function Users Function". When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5
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    wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. PCI ROM Priority Use this item to adjust PCI ROM Priority. The default value is [Legacy ROM]. Full Screen Logo
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    11.7 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. 58
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    pop-out the following message, "Discard changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes?" Select [OK] to discard all changes. Load UEFI Defaults Load
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    shows the applications software that the system supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 12.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may
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VisionX Series
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published July 2012
Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.