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User Manual[...]
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V ersion 1.1 Pu bli she d S ept emb er 2013 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 [...]
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e terms HDMI™ a nd HDMI H igh-Denition M ultimedia Interface, and the HD MI logo are tradema rks or r egistered trademarks o f HDMI Licensing LLC in the U nited Stat es and other co untries. Ma nu fac t u re d u nder l ic ens e u nder U.S . Pat ent Nos: 5, 956 , 67 4 ; 5,9 7 4 , 38 0 ; 6 ,4 87 , 535; 7 ,0 03,4 67 & ot her U.S. a nd w or[...]
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Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................ 1 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... ............ 1 1.2 Specications ............................................................................. 2 1.3 Unique Features .....................................[...]
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4.5 T ool ............................................................................................ 62 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................... 65 4.7 Boot Screen ............................................................................... 66 4.8 Security Screen ..............................................[...]
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1 1. Introduction Thank you for p urchasing ASRock FM2A88X-I TX+ motherboard , a relia ble moth- 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 the introduction[...]
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2 1.2 Specications Platform - Mini-ITX Form Factor - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- quality conductive polymer capacitors) A-Style - Home Cloud - HDMI-In CPU - Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors - 4 + 2 Power Phase design Chipset - AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory T echnology - 2 x DDR3 DIM[...]
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3 home/online video -SupportsHDCPwithDVI-DandHDMIPorts -SupportsFullHD1080pBlu-ray(BD)playbackwithDVI-D and HDMI Ports Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1 150 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - TI ® NE5532PremiumHeadset Amplier(Sup[...]
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4 Connector - 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x 24 pin A TX Power Connector -1x4pin12VPowerConnector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x USB 3.0 Header by AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) (Supports 2[...]
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5 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 [...]
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6 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 new featu re s a nd imp roved ut ili tie s, inc lu din g XFas t R A M , Deh umi di er, G oo d Nig ht LED, F AN - T a st ic T un - ing, O C T wea ker and a w ho le l ot mo re. ASRock Instant[...]
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7 Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy t he mar- velous charging experience. ASRock XFast USB A S R o c k X F a st U S B c a n b o o s t U SB s t or ag e d e vi ce p e rf or - mance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device. ASRock XFast LAN A S Ro ck[...]
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8 ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internetaccessatspeciedtimesviaOMG.Y oumayschedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to oth er use rs. In or der to pr eve nt use rs fro m bypa ssi ng OM G, gue st accounts without permis[...]
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9 ASRock Easy Driver Installer F o r us e r s t h a t d o n ’ t h a ve a n o p t i c al di s k dr iv e to in s t a l l t he dr iver s f ro m ou r sup po r t C D, Easy Dr iver Inst all er i s a h and y too l in t he UEFI th at inst all s the L A N dri ver to your system via an USB sto ra ge devi ce, t hen do wnl oad s and inst al ls th e othe r re[...]
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10 ASRock USB Key I n a w o r l d w h e r e t i m e i s m o n e y, w h y w a s t e p r e c i o u s t i m e ever yday ty pi ng user na mes to log in t o W in dow s? Why shou ld we even b ot her me mo r izi ng tho se fo ot lon g pas swo rds? J us t plu g i n the U SB Key and l et your c om put er lo g in to wi ndo ws auto mat ic all y! ASRock F AN-T [...]
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1 1 1.4 WiFi-802.1 1n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5GHz Antenna WiFi + B T Mod ule Thi s mot her b oar d c ome s wi th an exc lus ive Wi Fi 8 02 . 1 1 a/ b/g /n + BT v4.0 mod ule t hat of fer s supp or t for W iFi 8 0 2. 1 1 a /b /g/n c on nec t ivi t y sta nda rds and B luet oot h v4.0. W iFi + BT m odu le is a n easy -to -u se wi rel es s lo c al a[...]
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12 Ins tall ing the SMA Wi- Fi Ant enn a Ca bles an d ASRock WiFi 2.4/ 5GHz Antenna St ep 1 Prep are t he S M A Wi - Fi A nt enna C ab les t hat co me w ith t he p ack age. St ep 2 Loc ate t he W iFi M o dule t hat i s ins ta lle d on the m oth er bo ard 's ha lf/ f ull (mSA T A) mini - PCI E x pre ss s lot . Th en at t ac h the S M A Wi - Fi [...]
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13 1.5 Motherboard Layout AT X P W R 1 D D R 3 _ B 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0- pi n m o d u l e ) D D R 3 _ A 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0- pi n m o d u l e ) P C I E 1 A M D A 8 8 X ( B o l t o n - D 4 ) C h i p s e t F r o n t U S B 3. 0 Top : CT R BA S S Ce n t e r: RE A R SP K Bo t t o m: Op t i c al SP D I F Top : LI N E IN Ce n t e r: FR O N T Bo t t o m[...]
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14 No. Des cr ip t io n 1 TPM H ead er ( T PM S1 ) 2 CPU Fan C onn ec tor (CP U_ F A N1 ) 3 Chas si s Int ru sio n H ead er (CI1 ) 4 Cle ar CM O S Jum per (C LRC MO S1 ) 5 A T X Powe r Co nne cto r (A T X P WR1 ) 6 Chas si s Sp eaker H ead er (SPE A K ER1 ) 7 2 x 240 -p in DD R3 D IM M S lot s (DD R3 _ A 1, DD R3 _ B 1) 8 Chas si s Fan Co nne cto r[...]
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15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 7 5 4 6 9 8 1.6 I/O Panel No. Des cr ip t io n No. De sc ri pt i on 1 USB 2 .0 Po r t s (US B01 )* 9 Mic ro ph one ( Pink) 2 D - S ub Por t 10 Opt ic al S PDI F O ut Por t 3 USB 2 .0 Po r t s (US B23)* 1 1 USB 3 .0 Po r t s (US B3 _ 23) (AM D A 88X ( Bo lto n- D4) ) 4 L A N RJ - 4 5 Por t* * 1 2 e SA T A Co nne c tor 5[...]
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16 * It i s re co mm end ed t o ins ta ll t he US B Keyb oa rd / M o use c ab le t o US B 2. 0 po r t s (US B 01 o r US B23 ) ins te ad o f US B 3 .0 p or ts. * * T her e ar e t wo L ED s o n t he L A N p or t. Ple ase r efe r t o th e t ab le bel ow fo r t he L A N p or t L ED in di ca - tio ns . Act i vi t y / Li nk LE D Spe e d LE D St at us De [...]
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17 2. Installation Thi s is a M in i- IT X for m f ac to r mot he rb oa rd . B ef or e you in st al l t he mo th er bo ar d, studythecongurationofyourchassistoensurethatthemotherboardtsintoit. Pre-installation Precautions T a ke no te of th e fo ll ow in g pre ca ut io ns b ef or e y o u i ns ta l l m o [...]
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18 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 socketuntilittsinplace. TheCPUtso[...]
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19 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 [...]
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20 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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21 1 2 3[...]
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22 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There is 1 PCI Express slot and 1 half/full (mSA T A) mini-PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width g raph- ics cards. MINI_PCIE1 (mSA T A) (half/full (mSA T A) mini-PCI Express slot) is used for mSA T A or mini-PCIe module. Be fo re[...]
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23 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 [...]
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24 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboar d head ers an d conn ectors are NOT ju mpers. Do NOT pla ce 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 A3 Connectors These six Serial A T A3 (SA T A3_1: see p.13, No. 16) (SA T A3) connector[...]
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25 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.13 No. 18) convenient connection and control of audio devices. J _ S E N S E O U T 2 _ L 1 M I C _ R E T P R E S E N C E # G N D O U T 2 _ R M I C 2 _ R M I C 2 _ L O U T _ R ET 1.HighDenitionAudiosupportsJack?[...]
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26 Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header . (see p.13 No. 6) HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data. The f ron t pan el d esig n ma y di ffer by chas sis. A fr ont panel modul [...]
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27 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 your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13. 20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 24 13 12 1 A TX12VPowerConnector Pleaseconnectan A T[...]
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28 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 frame r[...]
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29 * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD T echnologies Inc., and is usedonlyforidenticationorexplanationandtotheowners’benet,withoutintenttoinfringe. * For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology , please check AMD website for up dates and details. S[...]
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30 2.8 Us ing the HDMI- In P or t The H D MI - I n po r t o n thi s mot her b oar d let s you e asil y swi tch b et we en PC scr een(on - bo ardVGA)andex te rn alvi deos our c eonth esam emon ito r .T his fun ct io n saves yo u the h as sle of s wit chi ng c ab les b ac k and f or t h wh en yo u want to di spl ay[...]
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31 Conne ction Diag ram USB 3 . 0 USB 3 . 0 Powe r So ur ce HD MI Ada pte r[...]
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32 St ep 1 Co nne ct yo ur mo nit or to t he H DM I - O ut p or t on th e mot her b oar d via a n HD MI c a ble. St ep 2 Co nne ct a n ext er nal d evic es w it h HD M I out put to t he H D MI - I n po r t on t he mot her b oar d via a n HD M I ca ble. St ep 3 Dou ble - cli ck t he “A-T u nin g “ic o nont [...]
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33 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[...]
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34 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 dNi ghtLED,FAN -T as tic T unin g,OCT weakeran dawh ol elotm ore. 3.2. 1 Installi ng A - T uning Whe n yo[...]
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35 T ools Vario usto olsa ndut 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 ateahi dde npar tit ion ,the nas sig nwhi ch le ssho ul dbesto re dinth e R A M dr i ve. F a st B oot Fast Bo ot min imi zes you r c omp uter ' s[...]
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36 F AN- T astic T uning Co n gur eupto vedif f ere ntfans pe edsu sin gtheg ra ph.Th efa nswi 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. Dehumidier 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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37 T ech Ser vice Co nta ct T e ch S er vic e.[...]
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38 3.3 Q ualcomm ® Athero s ® Security Wak e On Internet T echnol ogy Qua lc om m ® Ath ero s ® Sec ur it y Wake O n Inte rn et T ec hno lo gy al low s you to wakeupan drem otec ont ro lyourh om eco mpu terf ro mene rgye f ci ents lee p mod e. Befo rec on g ur ingt hi sfeat ure,m akesure[...]
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39 St ep 3 Clic k o n Remo te Cli ent an d fo llow t he o nsc re en in str u ct io ns to c om plet e the inst al lati on. St ep 4 Dou ble - cli ck t he S unl ogi n Rem ote C ont rol i c on in t he W ind ows sys tem tray. St ep 5 Make su re th at " Rem ote wa keup mo dul e" and " Re mote c o ntr ol m odu le" is set to O n.[...]
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40 Installing Su nlogin control client St ep 1 For Wi ndo ws us er s: Dow nl oad " C ont rol C lie nt " f ro m the D ow nlo ad se ct io n of sun lo gin.o ray.com and exec ute it . Lo g - in wi th you r Sun lo gin Ac c ou nt and Pa ssw ord . For iPa d/ iP hon e use rs: Dow nl oad“ Su nlo gi n”fro mth eA ppSto rea nd?[...]
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41 For A ndr io d mo bil e devi c e use rs: Sea rc h“S unl og in”inG oo gl ePL A Yandt heni nst allt heap p.Th enl linyou r Sunl og in Ac c ou nt and Pa sswo rd. Usi ng Re mot e W ak eup For Wi ndo ws us er s: Sel ec ton eHo st(Of inew it hGr aypowe rbut to n )onth ec[...]
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42 For A ndr io d mo bil e devi c e use rs: T aponeH o st(Of inew it hBlu epowe rbut to n)ont heH ostLi st.T he ntapt he Power bu t ton to w akeup you r ho me c om pute r .[...]
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43 Usi ng Re mot e Contr ol For Wi ndo ws us er s: Ri ght- clic k on a H o st (Onli ne wi th B lue W in dow s lo go) on the c ont ro l cl ien t pane l. Th en key in your r em ote ac c es s pas swor d. For iPa d/ iP hon e use rs: T apon eonl inem ach ineo nth eHo stLi stand lli ntheA cc e sspa ssw ordt o?[...]
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44 For A ndr io d mo bil e devi c e use rs: T aponeon linem achi neand llinth eAcc e sspas swor dtosta r tusi ngrem ote co ntr ol. T utor i alVi de o[...]
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45 3.4 Star 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 nsfo rgr eate ref ci en cy. 3.4. 1 Installi ng S tar 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 w[...]
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46 Congure Co n gur eprov id esc on g urat io nopt io ns,i nc ludi ngic o nsize 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[...]
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47 Co ntr olle tsyouc o n gur ewha tacl icko nth est ar tb ut to norapr es sont 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 [...]
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48 4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound ef - fects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less difcult but also a lot more amusing. This section explains how to use th[...]
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49 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[...]
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50 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 Conguration Overclock Mode Us e t h i s to s e l ec[...]
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51 Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference. Processor Maximum V oltage ItwilldisplayProcessorMaximumV oltageforreference. Multiplier/V oltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust thevalueofProcessorFrequencyandProce[...]
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52 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[...]
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53 4.4 Advanced Screen Inthis section, youmay set the congurationsfor the followingitems: CPU Congu - ration, Nouth Bridge Conguration, South Bridge Conguration, Storage Congura - tion, ACPIConguration,USBCongurationandT rustedComputing. Sett[...]
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54 4.4.1 CPU Conguration 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[...]
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55 4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 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 valu[...]
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56 4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 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 LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature. Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED when the system[...]
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57 4.4.4 Storage Conguration 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].Congurationoptions:[AHCIMode],[RAIDMode]and[IDEMode]. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is[...]
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58 4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 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[...]
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59 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 use this moth- erboard to submit Windows ® certication.[...]
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60 4.4.6 USB Conguration 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 congurationoptions:[Enabled],[Auto ],?[...]
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61 4.4.7 T rusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate T rusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.[...]
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62 4.5 T ool System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system congura - tion in UEFI setup. OMG(Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specied times via OMG. Y ou may schedule the start[...]
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63 UEFIletoyourUSBashdrive,oppydiskorharddriveandlaunchthis 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 benoted thatthe USBash driveo[...]
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64 Dehumidier Duration This allows users to congure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4/S5 state. Dehumidier CPU Fan Setting Use this s etting to congur e CPU f an speed while “Dehumi dier” is en - abled. Would you like to save[...]
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65 CPU Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature. Chassis Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature. Over T emperature Protection Use[...]
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66 4.7 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system foryou to cong - ure the boot settings and the boot priority . Fast Boot Fa st Bo ot mi ni mi ze s you r com pu te r ’s bo ot ti me . T he re ar e thr ee co n - guration options: [Disabled], [Fast]?[...]
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67 Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] - The thir d-part y R OM messages will be forced 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 Guard Co[...]
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68 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.[...]
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69 4.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save conguration 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 [...]
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