Asrock H67M-GE manual

1 H67M-GE User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published October 2010 Copyright©2010 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 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 12 1.4 I/O Panel .[...]

4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 41 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 41 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 41 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 42 3.2 Main Screen ................[...]

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock H67M-GE 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 motherb[...]

6 1.2 Specifications Platform - Micro A TX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Supports 2nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1 155 Package - 4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost 2.0 T echnology - Supports K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading T echnology (s[...]

7 LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL81 1 1E - Supports W ake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Ef cient Ethernet 802.3az Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSA T A2 [...]

8 - ACPI 1.1 Compliance W ake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT , VCCSA V oltage Multi-adjustment Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (T rial V ersion), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and T rial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - T rial) Unique Feature - ASRock Ex[...]

9 CAUTION! 1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading T echnology”, please check page 44. 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 19 for proper installation. 3. Due to the operating system limitation, th[...]

10 drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar- ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility . Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use F A T32/16/12 le system. 10. T o experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail- able at Wii. ASRock AIWI utility introduc[...]

11 15. EuP , stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to de 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 EuP standard, an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. Acc[...]

12 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_F AN1) 19 Power LED Header (PLED1) 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 3 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 21 USB 2.0 Header (USB10_1 1, Blue) 4 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 22 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 23 Consumer Infrared Module Header (D[...]

13 1.4 I/O P anel ** If you use 2-channel speaker , please connect the speaker ’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. T ABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line In or (No. 9) (No. 6) (No. 5) Side [...]

14 T o enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header . After restarting your computer , you will nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer T oolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH?[...]

15 Chapter 2: Installation This is a Micro A TX form factor (9.6" x 9.6", 24.4 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, 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 i[...]

16 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[...]

17 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[...]

18 2.4 Installation of CPU F an 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 t[...]

19 2.5 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . For dual channel con- guration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color . In other words, you[...]

20 notch break notch break Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. The DIMM only ts in one correct orienta[...]

21 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 1 PCI slot and 3 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE2 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SA T A2 ca[...]

22 HDMI port 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 [...]

23 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, 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[...]

24 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[...]

25 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 [...]

26 the red-striped side to Pin1 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! FDD connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.12 No. 26) Note: Make sure the red-st[...]

27 USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O panel, there (see p.12 No. 22) are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB8_9) (see p.12 No. 20) (9-pin USB10_1 1) (see p.12 No. 21) 1 USB_PWR P- 8 GND DUMMY USB_PWR P+8 GND P- 9 P+9 1 USB _ P W R P -10 G [...]

28 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. 28) convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. High De nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to func[...]

29 Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header . (see p.12 No. 18) Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.12 No. 19) indicate system power status. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking in S1 state. The LED is of f in S3/[...]

30 A TX Power Connector Please connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPWR1) supply to this connector . (see p.12 No. 7) 12 1 24 13 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 [...]

31 2.10 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T AII (SA T AII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® H67 chipset that supports Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T AII (SA T AII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage) functions. Y ou may install SA T A / SA T AII hard disks on this mother- board fo[...]

32 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA T A / SA T AII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SA T A / SA T AII in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel ® H67 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SA T A host controllers developed thru a joint industry[...]

33 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 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[...]

34 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 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 / SA T A3 HDD damage and data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T AII / SA T A3 connector. Connec[...]

35 2.15 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 inst[...]

36 After the installation of Windows ® XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID func- tions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel Rapid Storage Infor- mation” for RAID con guration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SA T A Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration”, which is l[...]

37 2.16.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing “RAID Ready” system, then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID con guration to a two drive RAID 0, RAID 1 con guration or three drive RAID 5 con guration. T o prepare for this, you will need another SA T A /[...]

38 2.16.4 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit With RAID F unctions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on your SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SA T A Con guration. B. S[...]

39 STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SA T A Con guration. B. Set the option “SA T A Mode” to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Make a SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 driver diskette. Please make a SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 driver diskette by following section 2.16.1 step 2 on page 35. STEP 3: Install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS on y[...]

40 2.17.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit W ithout RAID F unctions 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 / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A.[...]

41 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> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-T est (POST) to enter[...]

42 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 <Enter> T o bring up the selected screen <F1> T o d[...]

43 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the con gurations for the following items: CPU Con gu- ration, Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Con guration, Integrated Clock Chip Con gura- tion, DRAM Con guration, North Bridge Con guration, South Bridge Con guration, Storage Con[...]

44 3.3.1 CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Setting 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- cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en- able power savings. The default value is [Enabled]. Con guration optio[...]

45 system that includes optimization for this technology , such as Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / V ista TM / 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft ® Windows ® XP , Vista TM , 7, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher . This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology . Active Processor Cores Use this i[...]

46 3.3.2 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Configuration DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode. The default value is [DVMT Mode]. DVMT (Dynamic V ideo Memory T echnology) is an architecture that offers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through ef cient memory utilization. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates memory as needed[...]

47 3.3.3 Integrated Clock Chip Configuration DIV -1S Integrated Clock Control options. DIV -2S Integrated Clock Control options. DIV3 Integrated Clock Control options. DIV4 Integrated Clock Control options. DIV -1NS Integrated Clock Control options. DIV -2NS Integrated Clock Control options.[...]

48 3.3.4 DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically . CAS# Latency (tCL) Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay ([...]

49 Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Use this item to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Read to Precharge (tRTP) Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Four Activate Window (tF A W) Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tF A W) Auto/Manual set- ting. [...]

50 3.3.5 North Bridge Configuration Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB]. 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 [Disabled]. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select the boot gr[...]

51 Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers. Deep Sx Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and deskt[...]

52 3.3.7 Storage Configuration SA T A Mode Use this to select SA T A mode. Con guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [IDE Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SA T A disk perfor- mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. SA T A Contr[...]

53 3.3.8 Super IO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable oppy drive controller . 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: [Auto], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / [...]

54 3.3.9 V oltage Configuration CPU Core V oltage Offset Use this to select CPU Core V oltage Offset. Con guration options: [Auto], [-0.300V] to [+0.500V]. The default value is [Auto]. IGPU V oltage Use this to select IGPU V oltage. Con guration options: [Auto], [Offset Mode] and [Fix Mode]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM V oltage Use this to se[...]

55 3.3.10 ACPI Configuration 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. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this ite[...]

56 3.3.11 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller . Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four con guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [U[...]

57 3.4 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: [Ful[...]

58 Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key . 65535(0XFFFF) means inde nite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [Enabled]. AddOn RO[...]

59 3.6 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.[...]

60 3.7 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save con guration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?[...]

61 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[...]

62 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[...]