ASRock VisionX VisionX 471B User Manual

ASRock VisionX VisionX 471B Manual

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    VisionX Series User Manual Version 1.0 Published October 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • ASRock VisionX VisionX 471B | User Manual - Page 2
    Version 1.0 Published October 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. Copyright Notice: No part of this documentation may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup
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    he terms HDMI™ and HDMI High-Deinition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent Nos: 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 6,487,535; 7,003,467 & other U.S. and
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    that you read the following safety instructions. Setting up your system • Read and follow all instructions in the documentation before you If you encounter the following technical problems with the product, unplug the power cord and contact a qualiied service technician or your retailer. • he
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    procedures other than those speciied in the user's manual may result in hazardous laser exposure. Do , have the optical drive serviced only by an authorized service provider. Product disposal notice used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. Installation Notices Do not place this
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    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.2 Speciications 2 1.3 System Motherboard Components 4 1.4 Rear Panel 6 1.5 System Chassis 7 1.6 MHSL (Mobile High Speed Link ) 8 1.7 Remote Controller 10 Chapter 2 Opening the chassis 11 Chapter 3 Reinstalling the ODD/HDD 12 Chapter 4 Installing
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    Chapter 10 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 24 10.1 Introduction 24 10.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 24 10.1.2 Navigation Keys 25 10.2 Main Screen 26 10.3 OC Tweaker Screen 27 10.4 Advanced Screen 36 10.4.1 CPU Coniguration 37 10.4.2 Chipset Coniguration 39 10.4.3 Storage Coniguration 40 10.4.4 Intel®
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    In this manual, Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the sotware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the coniguration guide of the website http:// www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents ASRock VisionX Series 1 x Support CD 1 x Quick Start Guide 1 x AC Power Cord 1 x AC/DC Adapter 1 x DVI to
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    (MMC/SD3.0/MS/MS Pro) Rear I/O • 1x HDMI, 1x DVI-I (Dual-Link), 1x USB 2.0, 1x S/PDIF, 1x eSATA2, 5x USB3.0 Audio • 7.1 CH HD Audio, supports DTS Connect Lan • Gigabit LAN WiFi • 2T2R 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac ( 5GHz/2.4GHz Dual-Band access / Faster Speed: WLAN up to 867Mbps data rate.) English 2
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    3D to convert 2D-to-3D for DVDs and video iles etc.) 2. Symantec Norton AntiVirus Sotware (trial version) MHSL ( Mobile High-Speed Link) support list: Sony HTC XPeria Z HTC One XPeria Z Ultra Samsung Galaxy S3 (with micro USB 11pin-to5pin adapter Please realize that there is a certain
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    1.3 System Motherboard Components    MXM1     HM87-MXM  mSATA    DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1     No. Description 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
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    VisionX Series NOTE 1. SATA and Power Connections SATA & Power Connections HDD ODD Connect to ODD Connect to HDD Connect to SATA Connector (4) Connect to ATX5V Power Connector (3) Connect to SATA Connector (1) 2. Fan Connection Fan connector Rotation +12V Ground English 5
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    1.4 Rear Panel    86%     86%  TPOZ      03 86%  No. Description 1 HDMI connector 2 eSATA2 connector 3 DVI-I port 4 USB3.0 ports: USB devices 5 Mic In (Pink): Microphone 6 Optical S/PDIF Out port 7 DC-In jack 8 Side port for side speakers 9 Center/LFE (Orange):
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    1.5 System Chassis        No. Description 1 Headphone 2 Microphone 3 USB3.0 ports: USB devices 4 MHSL port 5 4-in-1 Card reader (MMC/SD3.0/MS/MS Pro) 6 Power ON/OFF button with status indicator 7 Slot-in Optical Disc Drive VisionX Series English 7
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    audio interface for connecting mobile phones, tablets or other portable devices to your PC and then to a HDMI monitor. Not only does it support the MHL standard's features such as charging while browsing the portable device's content on another monitor, MHSL also lets users sync data between the
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    VisionX Series Step 1 Connect your monitor to the HDMI port on the system via an HDMI cable. Step 2 Connect your mobile device to the MHSL port on the system via the MHSL to Micro USB Cable. Step 3 Double-click the "A-Tuning" function in "Tools" tab. icon on the desktop and ind "MHSL / HDMI-In"
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    1.7 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. his product is designed to meet MCE standards. 10
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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. VisionX Series 2. Ater 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. English
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    Chapter 3 Reinstalling the ODD/HDD 1. Ater 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. 12 English
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    VisionX Series 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
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    Chapter 5 Reinstalling the DIMMs 1. Unlock the DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward to change the DIMM. 14 English
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    Chapter 6 Reinstalling the CPU *Torx T8 screwdriver is required for the installation. 1. Unscrew the screws of the CPU fan. VisionX Series 2. Rotate the screw on the top of the CPU socket. 3. Now you can reinstall a new CPU to the system. English 15
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    Chapter 7 Reinstalling the MXM card 1. Please follow step 1 from page 19 to remove the CPU fan. hen unscrew the two screws on top of the MXM card. 2. Lit 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. 16 English
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    HTPC also provides independent display controllers for DVI-I and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI-I and HDMI can drive the on the I/O panel. 2. If you have already installed the VGA driver from our support CD to your system, you can freely enjoy dual monitor ater your system reboots.
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    drivers. herefore, the drivers you install can work properly. Utilities Menu he Utilities Menu shows the application sotware that the motherboard supports. Click on a speciic item then follow the installation wizard to install it. To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and install the
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    Installing A-Tuning When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock's support CD, A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well. Ater the installation, you will ind Mode, Tools, System Info and Tech Service. Operation Mode Choose an operation mode for your computer. 19 English
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    program's priority highest. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. Please note that Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card. OMG Schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted
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    save your OC settings as a proile. then you can send this OC setting proile to the friends. System Info View information about the system. Tech Service Contact Tech Service. 21 English
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    9.3 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 thet, viruses, spyware, bots and more. Stop attacks before they get on your PC, deliver
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    VisionX Series Chapter 10 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 10.1 Introduction ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system coniguration tools, cool sound efects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less diicult but also a lot more amusing. his section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
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    10.1.2 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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    , the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility. UEFI Guide UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASRock's UEFI setup Utility. You may abort the tutorial by pressing "esc". 25 English
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    10.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Because the UEFI sotware is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen. CPU Coniguration
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    VisionX Series CPU Cache Ratio he CPU Internal Bus Speed Ratio. he maximum should be the same as the CPU Ratio. BCLK/PCIE Frequency he CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK. Increasing the BCLK will increase the internal CPU clock speed but also afect the clock speed of
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    Short Duration Power Limit Conigure Package Power Limit 2 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU ratio will be lowered immediately. A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve performance. Primary Plane Current Limit Conigure the current limit of the CPU
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    VisionX Series DRAM Timing Coniguration DRAM Reference Clock Select Auto for optimized settings. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically. DRAM Coniguration DRAM Tweaker Fine tune the DRAM
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    Row Precharge Time (tRP) he number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the precharge command and opening the next row. RAS# Active Time (tRAS) he number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the precharge command. Command Rate (CR) he delay between when a
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    module write to read delay. tWRRDDR Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent ranks. tWRRDDD Use this to change DRAM tRRSR Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent DIMMs. tWRWR Conigure between module write to write delay
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    on die termination resistors' WR for channel B. ODT NOM (CHA) Use this to change ODT (CHA) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CHB) Use this to change ODT (CHB) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. Command Tri State Enable for DRAM power saving. MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory
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    VisionX Series FIVR Coniguration FIVR Switch Frequency Signature Select whether to boost or lower the FIVR Switch Frequency. FIVR Switch Frequency Ofset Conigure the percentage of frequency boost or deduction. Vcore Override Voltage Conigure the voltage added to the Vcore when the system is under
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    Voltage Coniguration DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage. he default value is [Auto]. 34 English
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    VisionX Series 10.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration and USB Coniguration.
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    performance on threaded sotware is improved. Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving. Enhanced Halt State (C1E
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    Enable CPU, PCIe, Memory, Graphics C State Support for power saving. CPU Thermal Throttling Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheating. No-Execute Memory Protection Processors with No-
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    10.4.2 Chipset Coniguration PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE1. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed. Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller.
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    . SATA Mode Selection IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. RAID: Combine multiple disk power state during periods of inactivity to save power. It is only supported by AHCI mode. Dynamic Storage Accelerator Keep this option enabled for higher
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    Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability. 40 English
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    10.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology VisionX Series Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. English 41
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    10.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 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. 42 English
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    10.4.6 Super IO Coniguration VisionX Series CIR Controller Enable or disable the CIR Receiver for Remote Controller. English 43
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    10.4.7 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. Check Ready Bit Enable to enter the operating system ater S3 only when the hard disk is ready, this is recommended for better system stability. ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for
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    VisionX Series RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm. Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating system. 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
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    10.4.8 USB Coniguration Intel USB 3.0 Mode Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports. It is recommended to select [Smart Auto]. Legacy USB 3.0 Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 3.0 devices. 46 English
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    system time are required. UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device
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    Instant Flash Save UEFI iles in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and
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    VisionX Series Dehumidiier Period Conigure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidiier ater entering S4/S5 state. Dehumidiier Duration Conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4/S5 state. Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Conigure the speed of
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    10.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. CPU Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1, or choose Customize to set 5
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    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 Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card. Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the
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    Guard Count Conigure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically restores the default settings. 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
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    ROM only. Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Launch Video OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that
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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. 54 English
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    10.9 Exit Screen VisionX Series Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, "Save coniguration changes and exit setup?" will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message
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    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. 2, Jhongyang S. Rd., Beitou District, Taipei City 112, Taiwan (R.O.C.) ASRock
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VisionX Series
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published October 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.