Asrock FM2A55M-VG3+ manual

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V ersion 1.0 Pu bli she d Oc t ober 2 013 Cop y r ig ht©2 013 ASRock I NC . A l l r i g hts re ser ved . Co pyrig ht No ti ce : No pa r t of t h is d oc u ment at ion may be r epro duce d, t r a n sc ri be d , tr a n sm it te d, or tr a n sla ted i n a ny l a ng u age , i n a ny for m or by a ny mea n s , exc ept dupl ic at ion of doc u ment at io[...]

Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................ 1 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... ............ 1  1.2 Specications ............................................................................. 2 1.3 Unique Features .....................................[...]

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1 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ motherboard, a reliable moth- erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASR ock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of[...]

2 1.2 Specications Platform - Micro A TX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors Chipset - AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory T echnology - 2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 1 ) - Max. capacity of system mem[...]

3 - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Storage - 4 x SA T A2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug Connector - 1 x Print Port Header - 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connect[...]

4 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. It should be done [...]

5 1.3 Unique Features ASRock A- T uni ng A-T uning is AS Roc k ’s mu lti pu rp os e sof t wa re suite wi th a new inter fac e, mo re ne w feat ure s and im pr oved ut ilit ie s, in cl udi ng XFas t R A M , D ehu mi di  er, G o o d N i ght L ED, FAN - T a sti c T un - ing, O C T wea ker and a w ho le l ot mo re. ASRock Inst[...]

6 dri ve r i ns tal le d, yo u ca n e as ily e nj oy th e mar ve lou s ch arg in g experience. ASRock XFast USB A S R o c k X F a s t U S B c a n b o os t U S B s t or ag e d e vi ce p er f o r - mance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device. ASRock XFast LAN A S Ro ck X Fa st L AN p r ov id es a f as te r in t er ne t ac ce s s[...]

7 use rs. I n ord er to p rev en t u se rs fr om by pas sin g OM G, gu est accounts without permission to modify the system time are re- quired. ASRock Internet Flash A SR oc k In te rn et F la sh s ea rc he s fo r av ai la bl e U EF I fi rm wa re updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto- detect the latest UEFI from[...]

8 ASRock Fast Boot W i t h AS R oc k ’s e xc l us i ve F a st B o ot t e ch n ol o gy, it t a ke s l es s than 1.5 seconds to logon to Windows ® 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! The speedy boot will completely change your user experience and behavior . ASRock X-Boost B ri ll ia nt ly d esi gn ed f or co mb o ov er cl oc kin g, ASR oc k X- Bo[...]

9 1.4 Motherboard Layout F M 2 A 5 5 M - V G 3 + X Fa s t R A M R o H S A M D A 5 5 F C H ( H u d s o n - D2 ) C h i p s e t C M O S B A T T E R Y 64 M b BI O S AT X P W R 1 F S B 8 0 0 D D R 3 _ A 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 - p i n m o d u l e) D D R 3 _ B1 ( 6 4 b i t, 2 4 0 - p in m o d u l e) SATA_ 3 SATA_ 1 ATX 12 V1 S u p e r I / O LA N AU DI O CO[...]

10 No. Des cr ip t io n 1 A T X12VPowerC onn ec tor(A T X 12V1 ) 2 Power Fan C onn ec tor ( PW R _ F A N1 ) 3 CPU Fan C onn ec tor (CP U_ F A N1 ) 4 2 x 240 -p in DD R3 D IM M S lot s (DD R3 _ A 1, DD R3 _ B 1) 5 A T X Powe r Co nne cto r (A T X P WR1 ) 6 SA T A 2 C onn ec tor (SA T A _ 3) 7 SA T A 2 C onn ec tor (SA T A _ 4) 8 SA T A 2[...]

1 1 1.5 I/O Panel No. Des cr ip t io n No. De sc ri pt i on 1 PS/ 2 M ous e Por t 6 USB 2 .0 Po r t s (US B _ 2_ 3 ) 2 L A N RJ - 4 5 Por t* 7 US B 2. 0 Por t s (US B _ 0 _1 ) 3 Line I n (Li ght B lue) 8 D - S ub Por t 4 Front Sp eaker ( Lim e )* * 9 PS/ 2 Keybo ard Po r t 5 Mic ro ph one ( Pink) 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3[...]

12 * Th er e ar e t wo L ED s o n the L AN p or t. Pl eas e r efe r to t he ta bl e be lo w fo r the L AN p or t LE D i ndi ca - tio ns . Act i vi t y / Li nk LE D Spe e d LE D St at us De sc ri pt i on St at us De sc ri pt i on Of f No Link Of f 1 0 M bp s c onn ec ti on Bli nki ng Dat a Ac tiv it y Oran ge 100 M bps c o nne ct io n On Link Gr een[...]

13 2. Installation This is a Micro A TX 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 a ke n ot e of t he f ol lo wi ng p re ca ut io ns b ef or e yo u in st al l mo th er bo ar d components [...]

14 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[...]

15 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 in good [...]

16 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Thi s mot her b oar d pr ovid es t wo 24 0 -p in DD R3 (D ou ble D at a Rate 3) DIM M slot s, a nd sup po r t s Du al Cha nne l Me mo r y T ec hn ol og y . The D I M M on ly  ts i n on e co r re ct o r ien tat io n. I t wi ll c au se p er man en t dam - age t o th e mo the rb oa rd a nd th e DI M M i [...]

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18 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There is 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCI Slot: PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE Slot: PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width g raph- ics cards. Be fo re i nst al li ng a n expa ns io n ca rd , p[...]

19 2.5 Jumpers Setup T h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s h o w s h o w j u m p e r s a r e 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 i l l u s t r a t i o n s h o w s a 3 - p i n j u m p e r w h o s e pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed [...]

20 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboar d head ers an d conn ectors are N OT jumper s. Do NOT plac e jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! Serial A T A2 Connectors These four Serial A T A2 (SA T A_1: see p.9, No. 8) (SA T A2) connectors[...]

21 System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.9 No. 12) functions. Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indica tor on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Conn[...]

22 Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header . (see p.9 No. 1 1) Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables (4-pin CHA_F AN1) to the fan connectors and (see p.9 No. 10) match the black wire to the ground pin. CHA_F AN1 fan (3-pin PWR_F AN1) speed ca n be cont rolled t hrough (see [...]

23 Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module. (see p.9 No. 16) Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard supports (2-pin CI1) CASE OPEN detection feature (see p.9, No. 20) that detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. 1 Si g n a l GN [...]

24 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 A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast fram[...]

25 * 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. S[...]

26 3. Software and Utilities Operation 3. 1 Installing Drivers The S upp or t CD th at c ome s wi th t he mot he rb oa rd c ont ai ns ne ce ss ar y dr iver s an d usef ul ut ili ti es t hat en han ce t he m oth er bo ard ’s feature s. Run ning The Support CD T o beg in us ing t he su ppo r t C D, inse r t t he C D into you r CD - ROM d ri ve. The[...]

27 3.2 A- T uning A-T uning i s AS Roc k ’s multi pu rp os e sof twa re su ite wi th a n ew inte r f ac e, mor e new fe atu res a nd im prove d uti lit ie s, inc lu din g XFast R AM , D ehum idi - er,Goo dNi ghtLED,FAN -T as ticT unin g,OCT w eakeran dawh ol elotm ore. 3.2. 1 Installi ng A - T uning Whe n yo[...]

28 T ools Vario usto olsa ndut ili tie s. XF ast RAM Bo ost t he syst em’s per f or man ce a nd ex ten d th e HD D’s or SD D’s life spa n! Cre ateahi dde npar tit ion ,the nas sig nwhi ch le ssho ul dbesto re dinth e R A M dr i ve. F a st B oot Fast Bo ot min imi zes you r c omp uter ' s[...]

29 F AN- T astic T uning Co n gur eupto vedif f ere ntfans pe edsu sin gtheg ra ph.Th efa nswi ll auto mat ic all y shi f t to th e nex t sp eed l evel wh en t he as si gne d temp er atur e is met. Dehumidier Prevent m oth er bo ard d ama ges d ue to da mpn es s. Ena ble t his f un ct io n and co n[...]

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31 3.3 St ar t8 For th ose W in dow s 8 use rs w ho mi ss t he S ta r t M enu, S ta r t 8 is an ide al so lut io n th at br in gs bac k th e fa mili ar St ar t Men u alo ng w ith a dde d cus tom iza tio nsfo rgr eate ref  ci en cy. 3.3. 1 Installing Star t8 Inst al l St ar t 8, w hic h is l oc at ed in t he fo ld er at t he fo llo wi[...]

32 Congure Co n gur eprov id esc on g urat io nopt io ns,i nc ludi ngic o nsize s,w hic h sho r tc ut s you want S t ar t M en u to dis play, quick ac c es s to re c ent ly use d app s, th e fun ct io nal it y of th e pow er but t on, an d mo re. Control[...]

33 Co ntr olle tsyouc o n gur ewha tacl icko nth est ar tb ut to norapr es sont he Win dow s key does . Desktop Des k top a llo ws you to d isa ble t he h ot c or ne rs w hen yo u ar e wor ki ng o n the des k top. It a lso l ets yo u ch oo se wh eth er or n ot th e syste m bo ots d ire ct ly int o [...]

34 4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction ASRock Interactiv e U EFI is a b lend of system congur ation tools, cool soun d 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 u[...]

35 4.1.2 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 to select items + / - T o change option for the selected items <T ab> Switch to next function <Enter> T o bring up[...]

36 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 Us e t h i s t o s e l e[...]

37 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Proce[...]

38 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 contention. Chann[...]

39 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, USB Con guration[...]

40 4.4.1 CPU Conguration Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is [Enabled].  Package C6 Mode This item appears only when you enable the item “Core C6 Mode”. Use this item to enable or disable Package C6 mode. The default value is [Dis- abled]. Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to enable or disable[...]

41 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[...]

42 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 disable the [...]

43 4.4.4 Storage Conguration SA T A Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “SA T A Controller” feature. SA T A Mode Use th is it em to adjus t SA T A Mode. The defaul t valu e of this o ption is [A HCI Mode].Congurationoptions:[AHCIMode],[RAIDMode]and[IDEMode]. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is[...]

44 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]. Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port. Device Mode Select the device m[...]

45 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 stability . Deep Sleep[...]

46 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 plan to[...]

47 4.4.7 USB Conguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four congurationoptions:[Enabled],[Auto ],[Disabled]and[UEFISetupOnly]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer[...]

48 4.4.8 T rusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate T rusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.[...]

49 4.5 T ool 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 granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without[...]

50 benoted thatthe USBash driveor harddrive mustuse F A T32/16/12le system. If you execute Instant Flash utility , the utility will show the UEFI les and their respective information. Select the proper UEFI le to up - date your UEFI, and reboot your system after [...]

51 Dehumidier CPU Fan Setting  Use this setti ng to congu re CPU fan spe ed while “De humidi er” is en - abled. Would you like to save current setting user defaults? In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements.[...]

52 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t osetthechassisfa n1speed.Congurat ionoptions:[Full On], [Manual Mode] an[...]

53 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 Fa st Bo ot m in im iz es y ou r co mp ut er ’s b oo t ti me . T he re ar e th re e co n - guration options: [Disabled], [Fast[...]

54 Option ROM Messages [Force BIO S] - The thi rd-par ty ROM messa ges will be for ced to displ ay 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 Guard[...]

55 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.[...]

56 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 y ou se lect this o ption , it will p op-ou t the following m [...]

57 C on ta ct I nfo rma ti on If you ne ed to c ontac t A SRoc k or wa nt to k now more ab out ASR ock , you’ r e welcome to v is it ASRo ck ’s w ebs ite at ht t p://ww w .a sro ck .c om; or you m ay cont ac t you r de a ler for f u r t her i n for mat ion . For te ch n ica l ques t ions , plea s e subm it a su ppor t re que st form at ht t p: [...]

Optie Beschrijving • Enable Fn Key Emulation (Emulatie Fn-toets inschakelen) Keyboard Errors Geeft aan of toetsenbord-gerelateerde fouten worden gemeld wanneer het systeem wordt opgestart. Deze optie is standaard ingeschakeld. • Enable Keyboard Error Detection (Detectie toetsenbordfouten inschakelen) Fastboot Hiermee kunt u de opstartprocessen [...]

Optie Beschrijving • Bluetooth Alle opties zijn standaard ingeschakeld. Wireless Device Enable Hiermee kunt u de draadloze apparaten in- of uitschakelen. De opties zijn: • WWAN • Bluetooth • WLAN/WiGig Alle opties zijn standaard ingeschakeld. Tabel 12. Maintenance (Onderhoud) Optie Beschrijving Service Tag Dit toont de servicetag van uw com[...]

10. Bepaal het nieuwste BIOS-bestand en klik op Download File (Bestand downloaden). 11. Selecteer uw voorkeursmethode voor het downloaden in het venster Selecteer hieronder uw voorkeursmethode voor downloaden ; klik op Download File (Bestand downloaden). Het venster File Download (Bestand downloaden) wordt weergegeven. 12. Klik op Save (Opslaan) om[...]

4. Vul hetzelfde wachtwoord als daarvoor in en klik op OK . 5. Selecteer Systeemwachtwoord , vul het systeemwachtwoord in en druk op <Enter> of <Tab>. Er verschijnt een melding om het installatiewachtwoord nogmaals in te vullen. 6. Vul hetzelfde wachtwoord als daarvoor in en klik op OK . 7. Druk op <Esc> waarna een melding verschi[...]

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4 Technische specificaties OPMERKING: Aanbiedingen kunnen per regio verschillen. De volgende specificaties zijn alleen de specificaties die wettelijk verplicht moeten worden meegeleverd bij de computer. Voor meer informatie over de configuratie van uw computer klikt u op Start → Help en ondersteuning en selecteert u de optie om informatie over uw[...]

Functie Specificatie Intern high-definition audio Extern microfooningang, connector voor stereohoofdtelefoon/externe luidsprekers Luidsprekers twee ingebouwde luidsprekerversterker 1 W (RMS) per kanaal Geluidsregelaars sneltoetsen Tabel 18. Video Functie Specificatie Type geïntegreerd in moederbord Controller: UMA Intel HD Graphics 4600 Discreet A[...]

Kenmerken Specificatie Netwerkadapter één RJ45-connector USB Vier USB 3.0-connectoren Geheugenkaartlezer Ondersteunt maximaal SD4.0 uSIM-kaart (Micro Subscriber Identity Module) één Dockingpoort één Tabel 22. Contactloze smartcard Functie Specificatie Ondersteunde smartcards/technologieën BTO met USH Tabel 23. Beeldscherm Functie Specificati[...]

Functie Specificatie Y-as 45,00 mm Tabel 26. Batterij Functie Specificatie Type 6-cels (65 wattuur) lithiumion 9-cels (97 wattuur) lithiumion Afmetingen: Diepte 48,08 mm (1,89 inch) 71,79 mm (2,83 inch) Hoogte 20,00 mm (0,79 inch) 20,00 mm (0,79 inch) Breedte 208 mm (8,19 inch) 214 mm (8,43 inch) Gewicht 345 g (0,76 lb) 524 g (1,16 lb) Spanning 11,[...]

Functie Specificatie Gewicht 2,36 kg (5,21 lb) Tabel 29. Omgeving Functie Specificatie Temperatuur: In bedrijf 0 °C tot 35 °C (32 °F tot 95 °F) Opslag -40 °C tot 65 °C (-40 °F tot 149 °F) Relatieve vochtigheid (maximum): In bedrijf 10 tot 90% (niet-condenserend) Opslag 5 tot 95% (niet-condenserend) Hoogte (maximum): In bedrijf –15,2 m tot[...]

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5 Contact opnemen met Dell OPMERKING: Als u geen actieve internetverbinding hebt, kunt u de contactgegevens vinden op de factuur, de pakbon of in de productcatalogus van Dell. Dell biedt diverse online en telefonische ondersteunings- en servicemogelijkheden. De beschikbaarheid verschilt per land en product en sommige services zijn mogelijk niet bes[...]