Asrock H71M-DGS manuale d’uso

1 H71M-DGS User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published March 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 fi cations ................................................................. 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 12 1.4 I/O Pan[...]

4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 33 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 33 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 33 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 34 3.2 Main Screen ................[...]

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock H71M-DGS 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 mother[...]

6 1.2 Specifications Platform - Micro A TX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 6.8-in, 22.6 cm x 17.3 cm - Solid Capacitor for CPU power 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 - Supports Hyper-Threading T echnology (see CAUTION 1 )[...]

7 - Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports HDCP function with DVI port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI port Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek AL[...]

8 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 the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability , or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done a[...]

9 CAUTION! 1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading T echnology”, please check page 40. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . Before you implement Dual Channel Memory T echnology , make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 18 for proper installation. 3. Due to the operating system limitation, th[...]

10 7. If you desire a faster , less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPod/iPad T ouch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger . Simply installing the APP Char- ger driver , it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your com- puter and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger a[...]

11 14. ASRock XFast RAM is not supported by Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit. 15. EuP , stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to de fi ne the power consumption for the completed system. According to EuP , the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition. T o meet E[...]

12 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 13 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) 2 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 14 System Panel Header (P ANEL1, White) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 4 A TX Power Connector (A TXPWR1) 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 17 COM Port Head[...]

13 1.4 I/O P anel * 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[...]

14 Chapter 2: Installation This is a Micro A TX form factor (8.9" x 6.8", 22.6 x 17.3 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the con fi guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fi ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause ph[...]

15 2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1 155-Pin CPU, 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 serio[...]

16 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. Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line. Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation k[...]

17 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1 155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1 155-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1 155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to[...]

18 2.5 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip- type) memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel [...]

19 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. PCIE2 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SA T A2 card, etc. Only PCIE1 slot supports[...]

20 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already , you can freely enjoy the bene fi 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 Su[...]

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

22 For Windows ® 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. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the de[...]

23 2.8 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 Clear CMOS [...]

24 2.9 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! Serial A T AII Connectors These four Serial A T AII (SA T A2_0: see p.12, No. 10) (SA T AII) connectors [...]

25 J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.12 No. 19) convenient connection and control of audio devices. System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.12 No. 14)[...]

26 Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header . (see p.12 No. 13) CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_F AN1) cable to the connector and (see p.12 No. 3) match the black wire to the ground pin. Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables (4-pin CHA_F AN1) to the [...]

27 A TX 12V Power Connector Please connect an A TX 12V (4-pin A TX12V1) power supply to this connector . (see p.12 No. 2) Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module. (see p.12 No. 17) 20-Pin A TX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 24-pin A TX power connector , it can still work if you adop[...]

28 2.10 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T AII (SA T AII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® H61 chipset that supports Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T AII (SA T AII) hard disks. Y ou may install SA T A / SA T AII hard disks on this mother- board for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SA T A[...]

29 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T AII Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII 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 fi nitely not able to support Hot Plu[...]

30 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII 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 AII HDD damage and data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T AII connector. Connect SA T A 15-pin power cable co[...]

31 2.13 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi 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 [...]

32 2.14.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your SA T A / SA T AII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SA T A / SA T AII HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTIL[...]

33 Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con fi 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> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-T est (POST) to e[...]

34 3.1.2 Navigation K eys 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 u[...]

35 3.3 OC T weak er Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Con fi guration CPU T urbo 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 volt[...]

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

37 DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge T ime (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRAS Use this item to change RAS# Active T ime (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Command Rate (CR) Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tWR Use this item to change Writ[...]

38 V oltage Con fi guration Power Saving Mode Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode. The default value is [Disabled]. CPU Core V oltage Offset Use this to select CPU core voltage offset. The default value is [Auto]. IGPU V oltage Offset Use this to select IGPU voltage offset. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM V oltage Use this to select [...]

39 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the con fi gurations for the following items: CPU Con fi gu- ration, North Bridge Con fi guration, South Bridge Con fi guration, Storage Con fi gura- tion, Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology , Intel(R) Smart Connect T ech[...]

40 3.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading T echnology T o enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor 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 is required. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft ® Win[...]

41 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 set to [Enabled], a VMM (V[...]

42 3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration 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 [Disab[...]

43 3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration 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 HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or dis[...]

44 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 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 fi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features [...]

45 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 [...]

46 3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology . Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology keeps your e-mail and social networks, such as T witter , Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. The default is [Enabled].[...]

47 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Con fi guration options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4]. Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard parallel port. Device Mode Use this item to change th[...]

48 3.4.8 ACPI Configuration 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 d[...]

49 3.4.9 USB Configuration 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 fi guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions[...]

50 3.5 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 CPU fan’s speed. Con fi guration options: [...]

51 3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to con fi g- ure the boot settings and the boot priority . Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key . 65535(0XFFFF) means inde fi nite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automati[...]

52 3.7 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.[...]

53 3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save con fi 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-o[...]

54 Chapter 4: Sof tware Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary , use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer- ence only . Refer to your OS docume[...]

55 Installing OS on a HDD L arger 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) or Windows ® 7 64-bit . 2. Press <F2> or <Delete[...]