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1. Processor Chipset Memory Display Storage LAN Front I O Rear UO Audio ODD WiFi Bluetooth Controller Power Dimension Volume AMD E2 1800 APU AMD A68M Chipset Supports DDR3 1333 1066MHz 2 x SO DIMM slots maximum up to 16GB Integrated AMD Radeon HD7340M Graphics Supports up to two 2 5 SATA HDDs and RAID 0 1 Gigabit LAN 2 x USB 3 0 1 x MIC 1 x Headphone 1 x HDMI 1 x DVI D 1 x D Sub VGA 6 x USB 2 0 1 x S PDIF 7 1 Ch HD Audio DVD Super Multi 802 11 b g n wireless LAN Bluetooth 4 0 3 0 HS class II MCE Remote Controller 65W 19V Adapter 195mm W x 70mm H x 186mm L 2 5L Free bundle software 1 Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software Trial version 2 CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 trial version 3 ASRock XFast LAN XFast RAM XFast USB WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with over clocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclock ing tools Overclocking may affect your system s stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking 10 1 3 Motherboard Layout CON OO SS Go M gt ASRock ele 5 Fan connector Memory sockets Infrared module header CPU Fan Mini PCI Express expansion slot For the WiFi module 92. the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when a PCI Sound Card is plugged On Off Play Use this to enable or disable On Off Play Technology The default value is Enabled When On Off Play is enabled Deep Sleep will be disabled If you want to enable Deep Sleep please disable On Off Play first Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Deep S5 Mobile platforms support Deep 54 55 in DC only and desktop plat forms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only 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 recov ers Good Night LED Use this to enable or disable the Power LED and LAN LED 8 4 4 Storage Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility G e ain OC Tweaker ivan tora Conf igura n SATA Controller Use this to enable or disable the SATA Controller SATA Mode Use this to select the SATA mode for SATA3 1 port Configuration options IDE Mode and AHCI Mode The default value is AHCI Model AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Use this to configure Aggressive Link Power Management Hard Disk S M A R T Use
3. Clear CMOS jumper DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 esign in Taipei O PCIE1 a O I Co O SATA 3 0 connector For the HDD s SATA data cable Heatsink Fan connector 10 SATA 3 0 connector For the ODD s SATA data cable 11 ATX5V output power connector for slim ODD amp 2 5 HDD 12 SATA 3 0 connector For the HDD s SATA data cable 1 SATA and Power Connections Connect to ODD SATA amp Power Connections N HDD eg Connect to HD ke Connect to SATA Connector 4 Connect to ATX5V Power Connector 3 Connect to SATA Connector 1 2 Fan Connection Fan connector Rotation 12V Ground 11 12 1 4 Rear Panel 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC In jack Optical S PDIF Out port Mic In Pink Microphone Front L R Out Lime Stereo speakers or headphones HDMI connector VGA connector DVI connector USB 2 0 ports USB devices RJ 45 LAN port Local Area Network Line In Blue for 2 4 6 channel Rear Blue for 8 channel Center LFE Orange Center Subwoofer speakers Side port for side speakers 1 5 System Chassis 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Optical Disc Drive Power ON OFF button with status indicator Drive activity indicator Headphone port Microphone port USB 3 0 ports USB devices Infrared receiver 13 1 6 Remote Controller NAVIGATION BUTTONS O START OK BACK Information
4. Guard Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG You 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 permis sion to modify the system time are required ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers In other words the system can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them without entering Windows OS Please note that you must be running on a DHCP configured computer in order to enable this function ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to damp ness by enabling Dehumidifier Function When en abling Dehumidifier Function the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4 S5 state ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock s exclusive Fast Boot technology it takes less 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 Restart to UEFI Windows 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience The lightning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to easily enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC Just simply enable this function the PC will enter the UEFI directl
5. ISRock Mini Series User Manual Version 1 0 Published July 2013 Copyright02013 ASRock ING All rights reserved 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 trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the
6. Technology Try it today Limitations 30 day trial limitation Convert videos to the H 264 format 50 times 7 5 XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included in ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows 32 bit OS ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web surfing faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of ac cessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan Fast RAM Fully Optimize Memory Usage Photoshop bh ai 5X Faster for Photoshop Execution XFast RAM will create a virtual disk from the system memory to boost the performance For Photoshop it can even perform 5X faster than before 31 32 XFast RAM Settings System Temp Files IE Cache Files Chrome Cache Files BACKUP RESTORE Backup at system shutdown Backup To C Documents and Settings cleon Backup CTRL ALT 6 Restore CTRL ALT R verdon 2 0 20 You may find the XFast RAM setup page in the left panel of ASRock Ex treme Tuning utility First select the desired drive and disk size to create a virtual drive To access more than 4GB of RAM in Windows 32 bit OS please leave PAE mode set to ON In the options section users may enable and assign the size of a partition for Ready Boo
7. in Flash ROM This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update the system UEFI without entering operating systems like MS DOS or Windows first Just save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to update your UEFI and reboot your system after the UEFI update process is completed Internet Flash Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers In other words the system can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them without entering Windows 58 OS Please note that you must be running on a DHCP configured computer in order to enable this function Network Configuration Use this to configure internet connection settings for Internet Flash User Defaults You are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 8 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen This section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your sys tem including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard tem perature fan speed and voltage ASRock UEFI setup Uti
8. the game after setting online game priority higher Time latency in World of Warcraft Cataclysm Low bett ower LS ter ER ASRock Motherboard with XFast LAN ll Other Motherboard without XFast LAN 37 XFast LAN Ul overview The default status window Low Latency Mode switch arrow down currently Open slot on if needed configuration arrow up always on Download activity display dialog no arrow off Open Current Connections window TX shaping indicator Show hide slot activation area Ping time in ms Number of TCP UDP TCP UDP connections Download CPS rate Variance of ping time Graphs Transfer rate Upload CPS rate in for slots 1 10 oo Upload activity display Right click for more options XFast LAN v6 61 1880 Traffic Shaping powered by cFos Software GmbH Close Windows Window Settings Traffic Shaping cFos Speed Test speed Guide Current Connections Usage Graph Options Documentation 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 38 bottom right and selecting Open windows Window settings Users may configure the skin and effects of the user interface Make the keyboard LEDs display Traffic Shaping information Or display the XFast LAN status window on a Logitech gamer keyboard instead of Win dows desktop Traffic Shaping Traffic Shaping is used to optimize or guarante
9. this to enable or disable S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode Use this to select the SATA mode for SATA3 MO and SATA3 Mi ports Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode The default value is RAID Mode 52 8 4 5 Super IO Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility e IC Tweaker 0 Confi o Infrared Port Use this to enable or disable the onboard infrared port CIR Controller Use this to enable or disable the CIR Controller 53 8 4 6 ACPI Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Suspend to RAM Use this to select whether to auto detect or disable Suspend to RAM Select Auto to enable if the OS supports it Check Ready Bit Use this to enable or disable Check Ready Bit ACPI HPET Table Use this to enable or disable the ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification Onboard LAN Power On Use this to enable or disable the Onboard LAN to power on the sys tem CIR Power On Use this to enable or disable the CIR to power on the system RTC Alarm Power On Use this to enable or disable the RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Remote to power on the system USB Mouse Power On Use this to enable or disable the USB Mouse to power on th
10. A v lt gt UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT BS m GUIDE ZOOM AV AND POWER BUTTONS gt oO Lc EI POWER VOLUME CHANNEL MUTE UP DOWN UP DOWN PLAYBACK BUTTONS RECORD PAUSE STOP lt lt gt rr Ia gt SKIP SKIP REWIND PLAY FAST BACK FORWARD NUMERIC KEYPAD 1 2 3 4 5 6 CLEAR 7 8 9 0 ENTER The numeric keypad consists of numbers from 0 through 9 and two other keys ENTER and CLEAR TELETEXT BUTTONS Ge Media Center supports Teletext when it is available The colored Fastext buttons on the remote control for Media Center PC work much like the Teletext buttons on a standard Teletext enabled TV Some remote controller functions listed above are only available with the relative hardware equipments If the hardware equipments you adopt are not compatible with the system you are not allowed to use these functions This product is designed to meet MCE standards 14 Chapter 2 Quick Installation 1 Connecting USB Devices to the USB2 0 Ports O 2 Connecting a VGA Monitor to the VGA Port 3 Connecting the Network with the RJ 45 LAN Port 4 Connecting an HDMI Device to the HDMI Port 15 5 Connecting a DVI Device to the DVI Port 6 Connecting an External Audio Device Line In Port for 2 4 6 Channel Rear Port for 8 Channel 7 Connecting Stereo Speakers or Headphones Front L R Out Port 10 8 Connecting a Microphone Mic In Por
11. TA and power cables to SATA3 1 and J1 connectors on the motherboard 21 22 Chapter 5 Dual Monitor With the internal VGA output which supports DVI D HDMI and D Sub you can enjoy dual monitor on your ASRock Mini series HTPC ASRock Mini series HTPC also provides independent display controllers for DVI D HDMI and D Sub to support dual VGA output so that DVI D HDMI and D Sub can drive the same or different display contents simulta neously To enable dual monitor please connect monitor cables to the respective ports on the I O panel If you have already installed the VGA driver from our support CD to your system you can enjoy dual monitor after your system reboots If you haven t installed the VGA driver yet please install the VGA driver from our support CD and restart your computer HDMI DVI and D Sub monitors cannot all be enabled at the same time You can only choose two of them Chapter 6 Driver Installation To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install will work properly eee ASRock AMD AMD Series Brazos 2 0 motherboard support CD Eu a Te Drivers Utilities Software Suite Information Contact Google D rive rs Windows7 64 MCE Please sel
12. a safe even when the power is cut off Also Windows update speed will become faster This function is applicable ONLY to individuals that do not secure ID and Password to their systems The boot time depends on hardware configuration 7 1 2 Installation Please read the procedures below carefully before you install Instant Boot A Install Instant Boot driver from ASRock s support CD or you may click the following link to get the latest utility and BIOS http www asrock com feature InstantBoot download asp B Execute the Instant Boot installation program under Windows Please follow the instructions on Instant Boot s setup page a Click Next to continue Setup ASRock InstantBoot Welcome to the ASRock InstantBoot Setup Wizard This will install ASRock InstantBoot on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Instant Boot crm b Select a location You may choose a different folder if you want to Then click Next Setup ASRock InstantBoot Select Destination Location Where should ASRock InstantB oot be installed Kal Setup will install ASRock InstantBoot into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Atleast 2 1 MB of free disk space is required lt Back Deo J Cancel c Create a start menu folder You may choose a differ
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14. arcraft wow exe ad Delete Misc File Sharing bi EE Delete Traffic Shaping ulgangbot ygb exe ZETE yugioh online 3 yo3 exe Delete Adapter Info Adventure Time Bacon Pancakes exe Online Budgets Traffic Analysis Set priority Higher New program Filename Bacon Pancakes Search Description Adventure Time Save priorities Click search and choose a new program you wish to add You can also type in a short description for the program Set the priority for the program and TX Limit then click Add to confirm Hit the switch button to change configurations or Delete to remove the ap plication from the priority list 7 8 Other Unique Features ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this util ity you can press the lt F6 gt key during the POST or the lt F2 gt key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system ASRock OMG Online Management
15. bjects of any kind into the ventilation openings Use this product in environments with ambient temperatures between 0 C and 40 C If you use an extension cord make sure that the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed its ampere rating Care during use Do not walk on the power cord or allow anything to rest on it Do not spill water or any other liquids on your system When the system is turned OFF a small amount of electrical current still flows Always unplug all power modem and network cables from the power outlets before cleaning the system If you encounter the following technical problems with the product unplug the power cord and contact a qualified service technician or your retailer The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has been spilled into the system The system does not function properly even if you follow the operating instructions The system was dropped or the cabinet is damaged The system performance changes No disassembly NOTE The warranty does not apply to products including HDD ODD memory and warranty seal that have been damaged as a result of attempting to disassemble reassemble the system or modifying the hardware configuration Safety cautions and warnings Optical Drive Safety Information Optical drives sold with this system contains a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT d CAUTION Invisible laser radiation when open Do n
16. e performance im prove latency and or increase usable bandwidth for some kinds of pack ets by delaying other kinds of packets that meet certain criteria In other words it increases the speed while keeping the overall ping time low cFos Speed Test Quickly test the upload and download speed of your Internet con nection Speed Guide This guide can either help you get the maximum out of your connec tion or solve problems with speed ping time or connections Current Connection Shows the details of current internet connections Usage Graph Displays the Usage Graph Options Configure settings such as program prioritization language and update the program Documentation Opens detailed help for XFast LAN in a browser 39 Adding a new application and changing its priority DW Traffic Shaping Priorities Hint Prioritization will work properly only if as little data as possible is given high priority Give Fast LAN programs sending out large amounts of data low priority g g g Faster Internet Access Prioritizing programs Program Settings Delete Vietcong vietcong exe U Uele Gg Warcraft II war3 exe stemte ad Delete Programs Voice over P Media Streaming Preferences Warhammer Online warpatch exe Se i Delete WarRock WarRock exe sz gt sjef Delete Games Return to Castle Wolfenstein wolfmp exe smed Jor sjef Delete Other World of Tanks WorldOfTanks exe li d Delete World of W
17. e sys tem 54 CSM Please disable CSM when Fast Boot is enabled The default value is Enabled 55 8 4 7 USB Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility ee E H Main r b IC Tweaker Legacy USB Support Use this to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to the descrip tions below for details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to be used under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility issues it is recommended to select Disabled to enter the OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to be used only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS Legacy USB 3 0 Support Use this to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3 0 devices The default value is Enabled 8 5 Tool ASRock UEFI setup Utility OMG Online Management Guard Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other us ers In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded
18. ect items on the right Install all side Google Chrome Google Toolbar AMD ALL in 1 Driver HD Audio Driver and Application LAN Driver Marvell SATA3 Driver AMD USB3 0 Driver CIR Driver 23 Chapter 7 Utility Menu The utility menu shows the applications and other software that this product supports 7 1 Instant Boot 7 1 1 Introduction Instant Boot a user friendly tool that allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds provides a much more efficient way to save energy time money and improves the system s running speed It is applicable to Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Instant Boot leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface features which normally enables the Sleep Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows to shorten boot time By calling S3 and S4 at specific times during the shutdown and startup process Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows desktop in a few seconds There are two modes of Instant Boot available Fast Mode and Regular Mode In Fast Mode it uses S3 and takes only a few seconds for the OS to resume to working state which is 10 times faster than the traditional boot time 50 to 60 seconds Even the Regular Mode is 3 times faster than the traditional boot time Instant Boot guarantees a clean Windows boot to consume less power time and money without any accumulated garbage data and you can still keep your dat
19. enchmark 4K Read I ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB I Other Motherboard without XFast USB XFast USB Ul overview Select a connected USB storage device Select Normal mode or Turbo mode ASRock XFast USB Normal Turbo DDUSB AP722X USB Devi gt Hide the XFast USB window Select your language Click to activate deactivate Turbo mode Click to safely remove the USB hard drive Plug in your USB storage device and XFast USB automatically sets it to Turbo mode 35 36 D Then you will see ASRock XFast USB user interface as below You can also double click the XFast USB icon to show this interface Please choose Turbo to enable ASRock XFast USB Technology The detailed information of your USB device can also be found in this user interface ASRock XFast USB gt Disk 1 gt Normal 7 7 ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides several special features for faster internet access For example LAN Application Prioritization allows you to configure your application s priority ideally or add new programs to the priority list Traffic Shaping helps you watch Youtube HD videos and download files simultaneously without hiccups And in the status window there s Real Time Analysis of Your Data so you can easily recognize the data streams you are transferring currently Fast LAN Faster Internet Access Lower Latency In Game el XFast LAN can lower latency in
20. ent folder if you want to Then click Next 25 gm Setup ASRock InstantBoot Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse Ce d Click Install to begin installing Instant Boot driver Setup ASRock InstantBoot Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing ASRock InstantBoot on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back you want to review or change any seltings Destination location C Program Files VASRock Utility InstantBoot Start Menu folder ASRock InstantBoot e Click Finish to complete and exit the setup Setup ASRock InstantBoot Completing the ASRock InstantBoot Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing ASRock InstantBo ot op your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup 7 Launch ASRock InstantBoot AISRoeck Instant Boot C After the installation is completed you will find an ASRock Instant Boot icon on Windows desktop GR ASRock InstantBoot D Double click ASRock Instant Boot s icon on the desktop then Instant Boot s main menu will pop up 26 Instant Boot Enable Instant Boot Disable Instant Boot Fa
21. lity CPU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set CPU fan 1 s speed The default value is Au tomatic Mode CHA Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 1 s speed The default value is Automatic Mode 59 8 7 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you to con figure the boot settings and the boot priority ASReck UEFI setup Utility Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer s boot time Configuration op tions Disabled Disable Fast Boot Fast When selecting Fast it is not allowed to boot from a USB storage device Ultra Fast There are a few restrictions 1 Only supports Windows 8 UEFI operating system 2 You will not be able to enter BIOS Setup by using the keyboard The only way to enter UEFI Setup is to clear CMOS or run the Re start to UEFI utility in windows 3 If you are using an external graphics card the VBIOS must sup port UEFI GOP in order to boot Boot From Onboard LAN Use this to enable or disable Boot From Onboard LAN Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for the setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock after boot up Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the opti
22. nced For advanced system configurations Tool Useful tools H W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For configuring boot settings and boot priority Security For security settings Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility 43 44 8 1 2 Navigation Keys Use lt lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and use lt gt keyor lt e key to move the cursor up or down to select items then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key 8 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview ASRock UEFI setup Utility 45 8 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASRock UEFI setup Utility DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s in serted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically ASRock UEFI setup Utility e Tweaker Con Power Down Mode Use this 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 conten tion DRAM tCL 46 Use this to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual settings The default is Au
23. on Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Con figuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable Boot Failure Guard Count 61 62 8 8 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system You may also clear the user password ASRock UEFI Setup utility Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot Control The default value is Disabled 8 9 Exit Screen ASRock UEFI setup Utility P IC Tweaker Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message Save configu ration changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to save 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 Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard chang es will pop out Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all options The F9 key can be used for this operation 63 64 Chapter 9 Software Support 9 1 Installing an Operating System This system supports various Microsoft Windows o
24. ot stare into beam or view directly with optical instruments WARNING Making adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified in the user s manual may result in hazardous laser exposure Do not attempt to disassemble the optical drive For your safety have the optical drive serviced only by an authorized service provider Product disposal notice K IMPORTANT This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equipment should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products Nordic Lithium Cautions for lithium ion batteries A CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Installation Notices Do not place this Do not use or expose this product underneath product around magnetic heavy loads or in an fields as magnetic unstable position i i interference may affect the performance of the product Do not expose this Do not block the air product to high levels vents to this product or of direct sunlight J i impede the airflow in any high humidity or wet way conditions NO oO P W NY Contents Mod e Ve BE 7 1 1 Package Contents AAA 7 1 2 SPpecticatlons er semminseiineie mrk 8 1 3 Motherboard Layout ek 10 1 4 Rear P
25. perating systems 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Refer to your OS documentation for more information 9 2 Support CD Information The Support CD contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that en hance the system features 9 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu does not appear auto matically locate and double click on the file ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu 9 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to acti vate the devices 9 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the system supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 9 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock you are welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information
26. possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product EG This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this product contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali fornia USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Safety instructions Your system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of safety for infor mation technology equipment However to ensure your safety it is important that you read the following safety instructions Setting up your system Read and follow all instructions in the documentation before you operate your system Do not use this product near water or a heated source such as a radiator Set up the system on a stable surface Openings on the chassis are for ventilation Do not block or cover these openings Make sure you leave plenty of space around the system for ventilation Never insert o
27. r applications before Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup App Charger Fast Charge amp Charge Anytime If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as an iPhone iPad iPod Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRock App Charger Simply by installing the App Charger driver makes your iPhone charge much quicker from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock App Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Suspend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 Charge time Lower is Better 29 30 7 4 CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial version CyberLink MediaEspresso tatu J ocessing and NYD A CUCA technology ss ng and NC ec AS Mirerily t gt parable deares wih You have 30 day s of free evaluation left Luv Now L j J d CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 trial now supports Intel Quick Sync Video hardware transcoding and is optimized for second generation Core i7 i5 and i3 processors to accelerated conversion of all your favorite media files for your favorite portable players Now you can easily display your favorite movies songs and photos on iPhone iPad PSP XBox Youtube Facebook etc Compile convert and enjoy images and songs as much as you want and enhance your videos to new levels with True Theater
28. ring Screen 59 ET BAST Ne 60 8 8 Security STEN 62 JD TE 63 H Software Support r nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnr 64 9 1 Installing an Operating Gvstem 64 9 2 Support CD Information E 64 9 2 1 Running Support CD eenegen eegen 64 922 Drivers E DEE 64 2 VIES EN 64 9 2 4 Contactilnormalon ussuasstosneskm ald 64 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Mini Series a reliable product pro duced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commit ment to quality and endurance Because the hardware specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock s website as well http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this product please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents vp 3 gt ASRock Mini Series Support CD Quick Start Guide amp O AC Power Cord One AC DC Adapter Anti Slip Pad i Remote Controller SATA and Power Cables 1 2 Specifications For barebone systems the HDD ODD or Memory may not be included
29. s in this section may cause the system to malfunction 8 4 1 CPU Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility LAW ba Cool n Quiet Use this to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows 7 Vista and want to enable this function please set this to Enabled Please note that enabling this may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issues with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this to Disabled if these issues oc Cur SVM When this is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled C6 Mode Use this to enable C6 Mode The default value is Disabled 49 50 8 4 2 North Bridge Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility s E f F A Main r Advanced V Nor 1 Ir 10n b Share Memory This allows you to configure share memory The default value is Auto Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio 8 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility rette EI 4 FA 3 d A Main idvanced D NCE 4 ion b Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio If you select Auto
30. st Mode Pis Keep AC Power ON Regular Mode E On Instant Boot s main menu you can choose Fast Mode Regular Mode or Disable Instant Boot After that please click Apply to save your changes Please notice that you need to keep the AC power on if you select Fast Mode F When you want to shut down the computer please select Shut Down from Windows Start menu G The system will restart automatically After entering into the OS the system will shutdown again H Next time when you turn on your system you can enjoy Instant Boot 27 28 7 2 Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software free bundle Trial version AntiVirus AntiSpyware Secure Definition Updates 405 days ago gt CPU Usage Smart Firewall System Norton Intrusion Prevention Email Message Scanning Identity Sate Antiphishing Protect your PC with Norton Internet Security the fastest virus spyware Internet protection Norton Internet Security can stop online identity theft viruses spyware bots and more Stop attacks before they get on your PC deliver clear threat and performance explanations identify unsafe web sites right in your search results and use intelligence driven Norton Insight Network for faster fewer shorter scans 7 3 ASRock APP Charger Welcome to the ASRock App Charger Setup Wizard This will install ASRock App Charger v1 0 1 on your computer It is recommended that you dose all othe
31. st if they re using a 32 bit OS We suggest setting the size of Ready Boost one to three times larger than your RAM for optimized performance Normally when the memory being used by all the existing processes exceeds the available RAM the operating system moves pages 4 KB pieces of one or more virtual address spaces to the computer s hard disk By enabling Memory Pagefile the system puts the pages into the virtual drive instead of the hard disk drive to accelerate performance speed Lastly select the files that are supposed to go in the virtual drive to speed up the system s performance Such as temporary files created by com puter programs when they cannot allocate enough memory for its tasks Or internet cache files including html images Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript scripts from IE Firefox and Google Chrome Click Backup XFast RAM if you wish to make a backup Then click on the APPLY button to activate XFast RAM Click on STOP if you wish to deacti vate XFastRAM The virtual disk will appear once you restart the system ASR RAM Y Cc pee 162 1 20 GB 4 48 GB 33 34 7 6 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 five times faster USB data transfer speed Fast USB Boosts up your USB speed USB Performance Comparison DFNet Power by FNet ow y ATTO Disk B
32. t Le 9 Connecting Center Subwoofer Speakers Center LEF Port 20 16 10 Connecting Side Speakers Side Port for 4 6 8 Channel OT g 11 Connecting an Optical Device to the Optical S PDIF Out Port FETE 9 a ooo ote e EE e eer EE ssc COS wm en BS an b 12 Connecting Power to the DC In Jack 17 Chapter 3 Reinstalling the ODD HDD 1 Remove the cover screws on the rear panel For safety reasons please ensure that the power cord is disconnected before opening the case 2 Slide the side cover toward the rear panel and pull the side cover upwards 3 To change the storage drives you need to remove the SATA and power cables from the ODD HDD first then unscrew the screws from both sides 18 4 Pull the ODD HDD rack backwards and take it out from the bay 5 Unscrew the screws from the side of the ODD HDD rack and change your required ODD HDD 6 Refer to the steps above to place the new ODD HDD to the chassis Replace the side cover and fasten the screws 19 Chapter 4 Installing the Second HDD 1 Please follow steps 1 to 4 above and remove the ODD and the first HDD in advance Then fasten the screws of the second HDD to the rack 3 Place the ODD to the rack and fasten the screws from both sides Replace the rack to the chassis 20 4 Connect the SATA and power cables to the ODD and the bottom HDD 5 Connect the other SA
33. to DRAM tRCD Use this to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual set tings The default is Auto DRAM tRP Use this to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual set tings The default is Auto DRAM tRAS Use this to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual settings The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual settings The default is Auto RAS Cycle Time tRC Use this to change RAS Cycle Time tRC Auto Manual settings The default is Auto DRAM tWR Use this to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual set tings The default is Auto DRAM tRFC Use this to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual settings The default is Auto DRAM tRRD Use this to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual set tings The default is Auto DRAM tWTR Use this to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual set tings The default is Auto DRAM tRTP Use this to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual settings The default is Auto DRAM tFAW Use this to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set tings The default is Auto 47 48 8 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Nouth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configuration Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility 4 Setting wrong value
34. y after you restart ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology can offer you a bet ter environment by extinguishing the unessential LED By enabling Good Night LED in BIOS the Power HDD LAN LED will be switched off when system is on Not only this Good night LED will automatically switch off Power and Keyboard LED when the system enters into Standby Hibernation mode as well Chapter 8 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 8 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherawise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the sys tem by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 8 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC Tweaker For overclocking configurations Adva
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