Asrock FM2A88M-HD+ Bedienungsanleitung

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Contents 1 . Introduct ion 1 1 . 1 Package Contents 1 1 . 2 Spec ic ations 2 1 .3 Unique Features 6 1 .4 M otherboard Layout 1 0 1 .5 I/O Panel 1 2 2. Inst allation 1 4 2. 1 CPU Installati on 1 5 2. 2 Installatio n of CPU F an and Heatsink 1 6 2.3 Installatio n of Memor y Mo dules (DIM M) 1 7 2.4 Ex pansion Slot s (PCI and PCI Ex press S lots ) [...]

4.4. 1 CPU Con guratio n 42 4.4.2 Nor th Br idge C ongurat ion 43 4.4.3 South Br idge C ong uration 44 4.4.4 Storage C ongur ation 45 4.4.5 Super IO Con guration 46 4.4.6 ACPI Conguratio n 4 7 4.4. 7 USB C ongurati on 49 4.5 T ool 5 1 4.6 Hardware H ealth Ev ent Monitor ing Sc reen 5 4 4. 7 Boot Sc reen 55 4.8 Secur it y Scre e[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 1 English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ motherboard, a reliable mot h - erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains[...]

English 2 1.2 Specications Platform • Mic ro A T X Form Fac tor • All Solid Ca pacitor d esign CPU • Supp or ts S oc ket FM2+ 9 5W / FM 2 100 W pro ce ss or s Chipset • AM D A8 8X (B olt on - D 4 ) Memor y • Dua l Chan nel D DR3 M em or y T e ch nol ogy • 2 x DD R3 DI MM S lot s • Supp or ts 186 6 /1 60 0 /1 3 3 3/106 6 no n - ECC,[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 3 English Graphics • Supp or ts D - Sub w ith m ax . res olu tio n up to 1920 x1200 @ 60 Hz • Supp or ts Au to Lip S ync , Dee p Co lo r ( 12bpc), xvYCC and H BR ( Hig h Bit R ate Aud io) with H DM I Por t (Compl iant HDMI monitor is required) • Supp or ts B lu -r ay Ster eos c opi c 3D w ith H DM I Por t • Supp or ts A M D Stea[...]

English 4 Connec - tor • 1 x Pri nt Por t H ead er • 1 x CO M Por t H ead er • 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header • 1 x TPM H ead er • 1 x CPU Fan C onn ect or (4- p in ) • 1 x Chas sis Fan C on nec tor (4 - pin) • 1 x Power Fan C onne ct or (3 - pin) • 1 x 24 pin A T X Pow er Co nne cto r • 1 x 4 pin 12V Power C onn ec tor • 1 x Fron[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 5 English W ARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking T echnology , or using third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system’ s stability , or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system[...]

English 6 1.3 Unique Features ASRock A- T uning A-T uning i s ASR oc k’s mult i pur po se so f t ware s uite w ith a n ew inter fa ce, m ore n ew fea ture s and i mpr oved ut ilit ie s, inc lu ding XFas t R A M , D eh umi di e r , Go od Ni ght LED, F A N -T asti c T un - ing, O C T wea ker and a w hol e lot m ore. ASRock Instant Boot ASRock In[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 7 English hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience. ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor - mance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device. ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster inter[...]

English 8 the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are re - quired. ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto- [...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 9 English ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system configuration tools, cool sound ef fects and stunning visuals. The unprec - edented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a lot more amusing. ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology , it takes less than 1.5 seconds to lo[...]

English 10 1.4 Motherboard Layout SOCKE T FM2b 4 1 16 17 ATX P W R 1 CPU_FAN1 64M b B IOS FM2A88M-HD+ D D R 3 _ A 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 - p i n mo d u l e ) D D R 3 _ B 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 - p i n mo d u l e ) USB8_9 USB6_7 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 18 US B 3. 0 T: USB 0 B: USB 1 R J- 4 5 L A N US B 2. 0 T: USB 2 B: USB 3 US B 2. 0 T: USB 4 B: USB 5 S[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 11 English No. Descrip tion 1 A T X 12V Power Co nne cto r (A T X 12V1 ) 2 Power Fan C onn ec tor (P WR _ FAN1 ) 3 CPU Fan C onn ec tor (CPU _ FAN1 ) 4 2 x 240 - pin D DR3 D IM M Sl ots ( DD R3 _ A 1, DDR3 _ B1 ) 5 A T X Power C on nec tor (ATXP WR1 ) 6 S ATA 3 C o n n e c t o r ( S ATA _ 8 ) 7 S ATA 3 C o n n e c t o r ( S ATA _ 7 ) 8 [...]

English 12 1.5 I/O Panel No. Descript ion No. Descripti on 1 PS/ 2 Mo use Po r t (Gre en ) 7 USB 2 .0 Por ts ( USB 4 5) 2 D - Su b Por t ( VG A 1 ) 8 USB 2.0 Po r t s (US B23) 3 L A N RJ - 4 5 Por t * 9 USB 3 .0 Por ts ( USB 01 ) 4 Line I n (Li ght Bl ue ) 10 H D MI Po r t 5 F ront Spea ker (Lime ) 11 DV I - D Por t ( DVI1 ) 6 Microphone (Pink ) 12[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 13 English * Th ere a re t wo L ED s on t he L A N po r t . Plea se r efe r to th e tab le be lo w for t he L A N po r t L ED i ndi ca - tions. Ac ti vi t y / Lin k LED Speed LED Status Desc riptio n Status Desc riptio n Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connec tion On Link Green 1 G bps connection [...]

English 14 2. Installation This is an M i c r o AT X form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Pre-installation Precautions T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. Be[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 15 English 2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 o angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it ts in place. The CPU ts o[...]

English 16 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. Y ou also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis - sipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 17 English 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Thi s mot her bo ard p rovi des t w o 240 - p in DD R3 (D oub le Dat a Ra te 3) DIM M slot s, an d supp or ts D ual Ch ann el M emo r y T ec hno lo gy . e DI M M only  ts i n on e cor r ec t or ie nt ati on . It w il l ca us e pe r ma ne nt d am age t o the mot he rb oard a nd t[...]

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FM2A88M-HD+ 19 English 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 1 PCI slot and 2 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 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is use[...]

English 20 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Jumper Setting Description Cle[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 21 English 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O panel, [...]

English 22 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.10 No. 23) convenient connection and control of audio devices. J_SENS E OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GN D OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RE T System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (s[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 23 English Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.10 No. 8) 1 +5 V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-tem is in S3 sleep s[...]

English 24 Though this 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, please connect it to Pin 1-3. A TX Power Connector Please connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXP[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 25 English Print Port Header (25-pin LPT1) (see p.10, No. 21) Chassis Intrusion Header (2-pin CI1) (see p.10, No. 25) 1 AFD# ERROR# PINIT# GN D SLIN # STB# SPD0 SPD1 SPD3 SPD2 SPD4 SPD5 SPD6 SPD7 ACK# BUSY PE SLCT This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices. This motherboard supports CA[...]

English 26 2.7 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 27 English * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD T echnologies Inc., and is used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe. * For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology , please check AMD website for up dates and details. Step 9. Click “Enab[...]

English 28 3. Software and Utilities Operation 3. 1 Inst alling Drivers The S upp or t C D th at co mes w it h the m oth er boa rd c ont ains n ec es sar y dr iver s and u sefu l uti liti es t hat en hanc e t he mot her b oard ’s featur es. Running Th e Sup por t CD T o beg in us ing t he sup por t CD, ins er t t he C D into you r CD - ROM d ri v[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 29 English 3.2 A-T uning A-T uning i s ASR oc k’s mult i pur po se so f t ware s uite w ith a n ew inter fa ce, mor e new fe atur es an d impr oved ut ilit ie s, inc lu ding X Fast R A M , Deh umi di - e r , G oo d Nig ht LED, F AN -T a sti c T unin g, OC T w eaker an d a wh ole l ot mo re. 3.2 . 1 In stalling A- T uning Whe n you [...]

English 30 T ools Vario us too ls an d uti liti es. XF ast R AM Bo ost t he syste m’ s per for ma nc e and ex ten d the H D D’s or SD D’s lifesp an! Cre ate a hid den p ar t iti on, t hen as si gn wh ich  le s sho uld b e stor ed in t he R A M dr ive. F ast Boot Fast Bo ot mini mize s your c om pute r 's bo ot ti me. Ple ase n ote tha[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 31 English F AN-T astic T uning Co ng ure u p to ve di f fer ent fa n spe eds u sing t he gr aph . The f ans wi ll auto mati ca lly s hif t to t he nex t sp eed l evel wh en th e ass ign ed tem per atu re is met. Dehumidier Prevent m othe rb oar d dam age s due to d amp nes s. Enab le t his f unc tio n and co n gure t he p e[...]

English 32 T ech Ser vice Co ntac t T ec h Se r vi ce.[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 33 English 3.3 St ar t 8 For th ose W ind ows 8 us er s who m is s the S tar t M enu, St ar t8 is a n ide al so lut ion t hat br in gs ba ck th e fam ilia r St ar t M enu a lon g wit h add ed cus tomi zat io ns for g reat er ef  ci enc y . 3.3. 1 In stalling Sta r t8 Install Star t8 , whi ch is l oc ate d in th e fol der at t he fo l[...]

English 34 Congure Co ng ure p rovi des c on g urat io n opti on s, inc lud ing i co n size s, wh ich sho r tc uts yo u want St ar t Me nu to dis play, quick ac c es s to rec ent ly us ed app s, the f unc ti ona lit y of t he po wer but to n, an d mor e. Cont rol[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 35 English Co ntro l let s you c on gu re wh at a cli ck o n the s ta r t but to n or a pr es s on th e Windows k ey does. Desk top De sk top al lows yo u to dis abl e th e hot c or ner s wh en you a re wo rk ing o n the des kt op. It al so let s you c ho ose w heth er or n ot th e system b oot s dir ec tly i nto des kt op mo de an d[...]

English 36 4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound ef - fects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less difcult but also a lot more amusing. This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherb[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 37 English 4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY , the Main screen will appear and display the system overview . Active Page on Entry This allows you to select the default page when entering UEFI setup utility . 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key . N[...]

English 38 4.3 OC T weaker Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. EZ OC Mode Y ou can use this option to adjust EZ overclocking setting. Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your components and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. CPU Conguration Overclock Mode Use this to sele[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 39 English Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference. Processor Maximum V oltage It will display Processor Maximum V oltage for reference. Multiplier/V oltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor V[...]

English 40 DRAM Timing Control DRAM Slot Use this item to view SPD data. DRAM Timing Control Use this item to control DRAM timing. Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contentio[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 41 English 4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Congu - ration, Nouth Bridge Conguration, South Bridge Conguration, Storage Congura - tion, Super IO Conguration, ACPI Conguration and USB Conguration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the syste[...]

English 42 4.4.1 CPU Conguration Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is [Enabled]. Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’ s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology . The default value is [Enabled]. Conguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows ® 8.1 / 8 / 7 an[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 43 English 4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration IOMMU This allows you to enable or disable IOMMU support. Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI [...]

English 44 4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disa[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 45 English SA T A Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “SA T A Controller” feature. SA T A Mode Use this item to adjust SA T A Mode. The default value of this option is [AHCI Mode]. Conguration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode]. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SA T A ODD d[...]

English 46 4.4.5 Super IO Conguration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Conguration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port. Infrared Port Address [...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 47 English 4.4.6 ACPI Conguration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Enable to enter the operating system after S3 only when the hard disk is ready , this is recommended for better system st[...]

English 48 USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the system. USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system. ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET T able. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 49 English 4.4.7 USB Conguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . A88X USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller . Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four con guration options: [Enabled[...]

English 50 4.4.8 T rusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device.[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 51 English 4.5 T ool System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system congura - tion in UEFI setup. OMG(Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specied times via OMG. Y ou may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access [...]

English 52 UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar - ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility . Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use F A T32/16/12 le system. If you execute Inst[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 53 English Dehumidier Period This allows users to congure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables “Dehumidier” after entering S4/S5 state. Dehumidier Duration This allows users to congure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4/S5 state. Dehumidier CPU Fan Setting Use t[...]

English 54 CPU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 speed. Con guration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On]. Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed. Con guration options: [Full On], [Manual Mode] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On]. Over T emperat[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 55 English 4.7 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong - ure the boot settings and the boot priority . Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer’s boot time. There are three con - guration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast]. The default value is [Disabled]. Pl[...]

English 56 Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] - The third-party ROM messages will be f orced to display during the bootsequence. [Keep Current] - The third-party ROM messages will be displayed only if the third-partymanufacturer had set the add-on device to do so. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Boot Failure Gu[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 57 English 4.8 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. Secure Boot Enable to support Windows ® 8 Secure Boot.[...]

English 58 4.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and e[...]

FM2A88M-HD+ 59 English Contact Information If you ne ed t o conta ct A SRo ck or wa nt to k now more ab out ASRo ck , you’ re we lcome to v is it ASRo ck ’ s websit e at ht tp: / /w w w.a sroc k .com ; or you may cont ac t you r dea ler for f ur t her i nfor m ation . For te ch nic a l qu est ion s, pl ea se su bmit a s uppor t re que st form a[...]