Asrock H61MV-ITX manual

1 H61MV -ITX User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published November 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

2 Copyright Notice: No part of this manual 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 purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis- tered trade[...]

3 Contents 1 Introduction ........... ............................................. 5 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5 1.2 Specications ................................................................. 6 1.3 Unique Features ............................................................ 10 1.4 Motherb[...]

4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY .......................................... 47 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 47 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 47 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 48 3.2 Main Screen .......................[...]

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61MV -ITX motherboard, a reliable motherboard 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 manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the moth[...]

6 1.2 Specications Platform - Mini-ITX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Supports 3 rd and 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1 155 Package - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost 2.0 T echnology - Supports K-Series unlocked CPU Chipset - Intel ® H61 - Supports Intel ® Rapid Start T echnology and Smart Connect T echnolog[...]

7 - Supports HDMI 1.4a T echnology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 2 ) - Supports HDCP function with HDMI port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-D[...]

8 - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (T rial V ersion), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 T rial, Google Chrome Browser and T oolbar Hardware - CPU T emperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis T emperature Sensing - CPU Fan T achometer - Chassis Fan T achometer - CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU [...]

9 CAUTION! 1. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size ma y b e le ss t ha n 4 GB f or t he r es erv at io n f or s ys tem us ag e under Windows ® 8 / 7 / V ista TM / XP . For Windows ® OS with 64- bit CPU, there is no such limitation. Y ou can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Win dows ® cannot use. 2. xvYCC [...]

10 1.3 Unique Features ASRock Extreme T uning Utility (AXTU) A SRock Extre me T uning Utility (AXTU) is an all -in-one too l to ne-tu ne di f fe rent syste m fun ctions in a use r-friendl y int erface, which includes Hardware Monitor , Fan Control and XFast RAM. In Hardware Monitor , it shows the major readings of your sys- tem. In Fan Control, it [...]

1 1 ASRock APP Charger I f y o u d es i r e a f as t e r, l e ss r e st r i ct e d w a y o f c h a rg i n g y o u r Apple devic es, su ch as iPho ne/iPad/iP od T ouch, ASRo ck h as prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger . Si mpl y in sta ll t he AP P C har ge r d riv er, i t m ake s y ou r i Pho ne charge much quickly from your [...]

12 ASRock Crashless BIOS AS Ro ck C ra sh le ss B IO S a ll ow s u se rs t o u pd at e t he ir BI OS without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS up- date process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of[...]

13 ASRock Restart to UEFI Windows ® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. The light- ning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. AS- Rock Restart to UEFI technology is designed for those requiring frequent UEFI access. It allows users to easily enter the UEFI au toma tic all y w hen t urni ng o n th e P C n ext t ime . J ust s i[...]

14 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 12 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 2 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_F AN1) (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 3 SA T A2 Connector (SA T A_1 (PORT 1)) 13 System Panel Header (P ANEL1) 4 SA T A2 Connector (SA T A_0 (PORT 0)) 14 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 5 SA T A2 Connector (SA T A_2 (PORT 4)) 15 PCI Express 3[...]

15 1.4 I/O Panel * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Of f 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection ACT/LINK LED SPEED [...]

16 Chapter 2: Installation Thi s i s a M ini- ITX f orm f acto r mo the rboa rd. Be fore yo u in stal l t he mo ther boar d, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and [...]

17 2.3 CPU Installation For t he ins tallat ion of I ntel 1 15 5-Pin C PU, please follow the steps below . Before you insert the 1 155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Other- wise, the CPU will be[...]

18 Pin1 alignment key alignment key Pin1 1 155-Pin CPU 1 155-Pin Socket Step 3. Insert the 1 155-Pin CPU: Step 3-1. H old the CPU by the edge where i s marked with black line. Step 3-2. O rient th e CPU wi th IHS ( Integrated Hea t S ink) up . Lo cate Pi n1 and th e two orientation key notches. For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two o[...]

19 1 155-Pin Socket 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Thi s m other board is e quip ped wi th 1 1 55-Pi n s ocket tha t s uppor ts Int el 1 155 -Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1 155- Pin C PU t o di ssipat e he at. Befo re y ou i nstall ed t he h eatsin k, y ou n eed to s pray thermal interfac[...]

20 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This mot herboar d pr ovides t wo 2 40-pin D DR3 (Dou ble Data R ate 3) DI MM slots , and su pport s Dual C hannel M emory T ec hnolo gy . F or dua l chan nel co nfigu ration , yo u alw ays n eed to i nst all tw o ide nti cal (t he sa me b ran d, s peed , si ze a nd ch ip- type) memory modules in the DDR[...]

21 2.6 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot) There is 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. Only PCIE1 slot supports Gen 3 speed. T o run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU. If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will[...]

22 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already , you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer . 2.7 Dual Monitor and Surr[...]

23 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benets of surround display feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1. Install the PCI Express VGA [...]

24 For Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the steps below . A. Click the number ”2” icon. B. Cli ck the ite ms “ Thi s is my ma in m oni tor?[...]

25 USB 2.0 header (9-pin, blue) CIR header (4-pin, white) USB_PWR P- P+ GND A TX+5VSB IRRX IRTX GND DUMMY 2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide AS Roc k S mar t Re mot e i s o nly u sed fo r AS Roc k m oth erb oar d wi th C IR he ade r . Plea se ref er to b elow pr ocedur es for th e q uick i nstall ation a nd usa ge of ASR ock Smart Remote. S[...]

26 * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www .asrock.com 1. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB function. 2. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB on[...]

27 2.9 Jumpers Setup T h e i l l u s t r a t io 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 lu s t r at i o n s h ow s a 3 - pi n j u m p er w h o se pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on thes[...]

28 2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboar d headers and con nectors a re NOT jum pers. 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! Serial A T A2 Connectors These four Serial A T A2 (SA T A_0 (PORT 0): (SA T A2) connectors support [...]

29 J _ S EN SE O U T 2_ L 1 M I C _R ET P R E SE NC E# G ND O U T 2_ R M I C 2_ R M I C 2_ L O UT _R ET Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.14 No. 17) convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on t[...]

30 CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_F AN1) cable to the connector and (see p.14 No. 18) match the black wire to the ground pin. A TX Power Connector Please connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPWR1) supply to this connector . (see p.14 No. 10) 12 1 24 13 G ND + 1 2 V C PU _FA N_ SP EE D FA N_ SP EE D_ CO NT R OL 1 2 3 4 PLED (S[...]

31 A TX 12V Power Connector Please connect an A TX 12V (4-pin A TX12V1) power supply to this connector . (see p.14 No. 19) 20-Pin A TX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 24-pin A TX power connector , it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin A TX power supply . T o use the 20-pin A TX power supply , please plug you[...]

32 2.1 1 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® H61 chipset that supports Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) hard disks. Y ou may install SA T A / SA T A2 hard disks on this mother- board for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SA T A / S[...]

33 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T A2 Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is denitely not able to support Hot Plug an[...]

34 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T A2 HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T A2 HDD damage and data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T A2 connector . Connect SA T A 15-pin power cable conn[...]

35 2.14 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you i[...]

36 2.15.2 Installing Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UE[...]

37 2.16 ASRock XFast 555 ASRock’s unique XFast 555 T echnology includes three tools that allow users to experience huge performance boos ts. There is XFast RAM for 5 times be tter system speed, XFast LAN for 5 times faster LAN speed and XFast USB for 5 times faster USB speed.[...]

38 2.16.1 ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included in ASRock Extreme T uning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Win- dows ® 32-bit OS. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster than ever . And it also boosts the speed o[...]

39 XFast RAM Settings Y ou may nd the XFast RAM setup page in the left panel of ASRock Extreme T un- ing utility . First select the desired drive and disk size to create a virtual drive. T o access more than 4GB of RAM in Windows ® 32-bit OS, please leave P AE mode set to ON. In the options section, users may enable and assign the size of a par[...]

40 Lastly , select the les that are supposed to go in the virtual drive to speed up the system’ s performance. Such as tempora ry les created by computer pr ograms when they cannot allocate enough memory for its tasks. Or internet cache les including html, images, Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript scripts from IE, Firefox and Google [...]

41 2.16.2 ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides several special features for faster internet access. For example, LAN Application Prioritization allows you to co ngure your application’s p ri- ority ideally or add new programs to the priority list. T rafc Shaping helps you watch Y outube HD videos and download les simultaneously wit[...]

42 ASRock XFast LAN UI Overview The default status window Right click for more options Show/hide slot activation area V ariance of ping time TX shaping indicator Open slot congur ation dialog Open Current Connections window Ping time in ms Download CPS rate Upload CPS rate Graphs T ransfer rate in % for slots 1-10 Upload activity displa y Downlo[...]

43 Close Windows Hides the status window . Can also be done by double clicking on the status window . Reopen by right clicking on the XFast LAN icon on the bottom right and selecting Open windows . Window settings Users may congure the skin and effects of the user interface. Make the keyboard LEDs display T rafc Shaping information. Or displa[...]

44 Adding a new application and changing its priority Click search and choose a new program you wish to add. Y ou can also type in a short description for the program. Set the priority for the program and TX Limit then click Add to conrm. Hit the switch button to change congurations or Delete to remove the application from the priority list.[...]

45 2.16.3 ASRock XFast USB Not only does ASRock XFast USB boost up the performance of USB 2.0 storage devices, but also USB 3.0 devices. Users may experience up to ve times faster USB data transfer speed![...]

46 ASRock XFast USB UI Overview Plug in your USB storage device and XFast USB automatically sets it to T urbo mode! Hide the XFast USB window Click to safely remove the USB hard drive Click to activate/ deactivate T urbo mode Select a connected USB storage device Select Normal mode or T urbo mode Select your language[...]

47 Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Y ou may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> o r <De l> d uring the Power -On-Self -T est (POST ) t[...]

48 3.1.2 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[...]

49 3.3 OC T weaker Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Conguration CPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Intel SpeedStep T echnology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology . Pro- cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points[...]

50 Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to congure short duration power limit in watts. The default value is [Auto]. Primary Plane Current Limit Use this item to congure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane. The default value is [Auto]. Secondary Plane Current Limit Use this item to congure the maximum instan[...]

51 DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge T ime (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRAS Use thi s item to chan ge RAS # Active Time (tRAS) Auto/ Manual settin g. The default is [Auto]. Command Rate (CR) Use this i tem to change Com mand Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tWR Use this item to chang[...]

52 V oltage Conguration DRAM V oltage Use this to select DRAM V oltage. The default value is [Auto].[...]

53 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Congu- ration, North Bridge Conguration, South Bridge Conguration, Storage Congura - ti on, I nte l(R ) R api d S tar t T ec hno log y , In tel (R) S mar t C onn e[...]

54 3.4.1 CPU Conguration Intel Hyper Threading T echnology T o enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel proces sor that sup- ports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology , such as Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / V ista TM / 7 / 8 is required. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft [...]

55 to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute codes. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection. Intel Virtualization T echnology When this option is s et to [Enabled], a VMM ([...]

56 3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority . The default value is [PCI Express]. VT -d Use this to enable or disable Intel ® VT -d technology (Intel ® Virtualization T echnology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disa[...]

57 3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio feature. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable th[...]

58 3.4.4 Storage Conguration SA T A Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SA T A Controller feature. SA T A Mode Selection Use this to select SA T A mode. Conguration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. AHC I (Ad vanc ed Ho st C ontro ller I nter face) sup ports N CQ a nd ot her ne[...]

59 3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology . Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al- lows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. The default is [Enabled]. Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 [...]

60 3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Use th is i tem t o e nabl e o r d isab le In tel( R) Sm art C onne ct T e chn olog y . Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology keeps your e-mai l and social networks, such as T witter , Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. The default is [...]

61 3.4.7 ACPI Conguration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Selecting [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 T able Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET T able. The [...]

62 3.4.8 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 to below descriptions [...]

63 3.5 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 permission to modify the system tim[...]

64 Network Conguration Internet Setting Use this item to set up the internet connection mode. Conguration options: [DHCP (Auto IP)] and [PPPOE]. UEFI Download Server Use this item to select UEFI rmware download server for Internet Flash. Conguration options: [Asia], [Europe], [USA] and [China]. Dehumidier Function Users may prevent m[...]

65 3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. Conguration options: [F[...]

66 3.7 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 B oot m ini mize s y our c ompu ter ’s bo ot ti me. Th ere a re t hre e c on- guration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast]. The default value is [Disabled]. Please r[...]

67 Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [En- abled]. AddOn ROM Display Use th is option to adjust AddOn ROM Display . If you enable the option “Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Conguration options: [Enabled] and [Disab[...]

68 3.8 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 Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot. The default value is [Disabled].[...]

69 3.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Y es] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Discard changes and exit setup?” will pop-out[...]

70 Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settin gs an d har dware optio ns va ry , us e the setup proce dures in th is ch apter for general reference only . Re[...]

71 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows ® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) , Windows ® 7 64-bit or Windows ® 8 64-bit . 2. Press <[...]