Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto FM2A75 Pro4 del fabbricante Asrock
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1 FM2A75 Pro4 User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published August 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved..
2 Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc.
3 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................ 5 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... ............ 5 1.2 Specications ...........................................
4 3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY .................................................. 49 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 49 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ....................................................
5 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A75 Pro4 motherboard, a reliable mother- boa rd p roduc ed u nder ASRo ck’s con sisten tly st ringen t q uality con trol. I t de liver s excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commi tment to quality and endurance.
6 1.2 Specications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Support for Socket FM2 100W processors - 4 + 2 Power Phase Design - Supports A.
7 - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio.
8 - 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) - 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) - 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin) - 24 pin A TX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.
9 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.
10 1.3 Unique Features ASRock Extreme T uning Utility (AXTU) A SRock Extre me T uning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-on e tool to ne-tu ne di f fe rent syste m fun ctions in a user -friendly inter face, whic h in clude s Ha rdware Moni tor , Fa n Co ntrol, Over clocki ng, OC DNA, IES and XFast RAM.
1 1 ASRock APP Charger I f y o u d es i r e a f as t e r, l e ss r e s tr i c te d w a y o f c h a rg i n g y o u r Apple device s, suc h as iPhone /iPad/iPod T ouch , ASRoc k has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger .
12 ASRock Crashless BIOS AS Ro ck Cr as hl es s B IO S a ll ow s u se rs t o u pd at e t he ir B IO S without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS up- date process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power.
13 ASRock Dehumidier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling “Dehu midier Func tion”. When enabling Dehumi dier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidi- fy the system after entering S4/S5 state.
14 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_F AN1) 21 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 2 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_F AN1) 3 CPU Heatsink Retention Mod.
15 1.5 I/O Panel ** There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED Status Description St.
16 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” , cl ick “Enab le playba ck multi- streamin g”, and c lick “ok ”.
17 2. Installation This is an A TX form factor (12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboa rd, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
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 socket until it ts in place.
19 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Thi s mo therbo ard pr ovides fou r 24 0-pin D DR3 (D ouble D ata Rat e 3) DIM M 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 .
20 n o tc h b r ea k n o tc h b r ea k 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.
21 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 3 PCI slots and 4 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: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card and SA T A2 card.
22 2.5 CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide T h i s m o t h e r b o a r d s u p p o r t s C r o s s F i r e X T M a n d Q u a d C r o s s F i r e X T M f e a t u r e .
23 Step 2. Con nec t t wo R adeo n g rap hic s c ard s b y i nst all ing C ros sFi re Br idg e o n Cr os sF ire Br id ge I nt er con ne ct s o n t he t op o f Ra de on g ra ph ics ca rd s. (Cro ssFire Br idge is p rovided w ith the g raphics card y ou p urchase, not bundled with this motherboard.
24 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Please check AMD website for AMD driver updates. Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system.
25 Al thou gh y ou h ave s ele cted th e op tion “ Enab le C ross Fire TM ”, th e Cr oss- Fir eX TM f unct ion ma y not w ork a ctu ally. Y ou r co mput er w ill a uto mati call y rebo ot.
26 2.6 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) integra.
27 * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD T echnologies Inc., and is used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe. * For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology , please check AMD website for up dates and details.
28 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already , you can freely enjoy the benets 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 .
29 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 benets of surround display feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1.
30 HDCP Function HDCP f unction is supported on t his motherboard. T o use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-denition HDCP encryption contents.
31 USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide AS Roc k S mar t Re mot e i s o nly u sed fo r AS Roc k m oth erb oar d wi th C IR he ade r . Plea se ref er to b elow pr ocedur es for th e q uick i nstall ation a nd usa ge of ASR ock Smart Remote.
32 * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www .asrock.com 1. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB function.
33 2.9 Jumpers Setup T h e i l l u s t r a t io n s h o w s h o w j u m p e r s a r e setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”.
34 2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboar d headers and con nectors a re NOT jum pers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! Serial A T A3 Connectors These ve Serial A T A3 (SA T A3_1: see p.
35 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.14 No. 23) and receiving infrared module. Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.
36 Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.14 No. 24) indicate system power status. The LE D is on when th e syste m is operating. The LED keeps blinking in S1 state. The LED is off in S3/S4 state or S5 state (power off).
37 CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_F AN1) cable to the connector and (see p.14 No. 5) match the black wire to the ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
38 Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module. (see p.14 No.30) HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header , provi ding (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI ( see p.14 No. 31) VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices.
39 2.1 1 Smart Switches This motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear CMOS switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off or reset the system or clear the CMOS values. Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch, (PWRBTN) allowing users to quickly turn (see p.
40 2.12 Dr . Debug Dr . Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier . Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr .
41 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specic) 0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge modul.
42 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specic) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specic) 0.
43 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup V erifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAB Setup Input W ait 0xAC Reserved for ASL (see ASL.
44 2.13 Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) chipset that supports Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10) functions. Y ou may install SA T A3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices.
45 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A3 Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A3 HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin convention.
46 How to Hot Plug a 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 A3 HDD damage and data loss. Connect SA T A 15-pin power cable connector (Black) end to SA T A3 HDD.
47 2.16 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.
48 2.18 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If yo u wa nt t o ins tall Wi ndows ® 7 / 7 64-bi t / Vis ta TM / Vist a TM 64- bit OS on your SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.
49 3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction ASRock Inter active UEF I is a blend of syst em congu ration to ols, 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 the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system.
50 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 / .
51 3.3 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.
52 Multiplier/V oltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor V oltage.
53 DRAM Timing Control 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. Channel Interleaving It allo ws you to enab le Cha nnel M emory Interl eaving.
54 RAS# Cycle Time (tRC) Use this item to change RAS# Cycle T ime (tRC) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Write Recovery T ime (tWR) Use this item to change Write Recovery Time (tWR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Use this item to change Refresh Cyle T ime (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting.
55 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Congu- ration, Nouth Bridge Conguration, South Bridge Conguration, Storage Congura- tion, Super IO Conguration, ACPI Conguration, USB Conguration and Network Conguration.
56 3.4.1 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.
57 3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 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 value of this feature is [PCI Express].
58 3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.
59 3.4.4 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 item t o adjust SA T A Mode. The d efault va lue of th is option is [AHCI Mode]. Conguration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode].
60 3.4.5 Super IO Conguration 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. Conguration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.
61 3.4.6 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 Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.
62 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 ® Vista TM certication.
63 3.4.7 USB Conguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . A75 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.
64 3.4.8 Network Conguration Internet Setting Use this item to set up the internet connection mode. Conguration options: [DHCP (Auto IP)] and [PPPOE]. UEFI Download Server Use this item to select UEFI rmware download server for Internet Flash.
65 3.5 T ool Sound Effect Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility . 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.
66 Internet Flash Int erne t F lash sea rche s f or av aila ble UE FI fi rmwa re up date s fr om ou r servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and ash them without entering Windows OS. Please note that you must be running on a DHCP congured computer in order to en- able this function.
67 CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting Thi s allo ws you to set the C PU fan 1 & 2 speed . Con gurat ion op tions: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On]. Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you t o set the chassis fan 1 speed. Con guration options: [Full On], [Manual Mode] and [Automatic Mode].
68 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 set ting to congure CP U fan sp eed whil e “Dehumi dier” i s en- abled.
69 3.7 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong- ure the boot settings and the boot priority . Setup Prompt Timeout T h is s h o w s t h e n u m b er o f s e c o n ds t o w a i t f o r s e t u p a c t i v at i o n k e y .
70 CSM parameters Launch Video OpROM policy Use this to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. The default value is [Legacy only]..
71 3.8 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. Secure Boot Control Use this t o enabl e or d isable Secure B oot Con trol. The d efault value is [Enabled].
72 Fixed Media The default value is [Deny Execute]. Key Management.
73 3.9 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 .
74 4. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary , use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only .
75 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows ® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit .
76 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode 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 .
77 7. And then key in drvcfg –s [Drv number] [Ctrl number] to enter Raid Utility . For example: key in drvcfg –s 4E B5 . 8. Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive. 9. Choose Logical Drive Create Menu to create a Raid Drive. 10. Choose Usable Physical Drive List to select Raid HDD.
78 1 1. Press Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox. 12. Choose Ld Size setting , and key in the Raid size. 13. After set up Raid size, please click Start to Create . 14. Press <F10> to exit Utility . 15. During reboot, please press <F1 1> to enter Boot Manual.
79 16. Follow Windows ® Installation Guide to install OS. If you install Windows ® 7 64-bit / V ista TM 64-bit in a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it m ay take more time to boot into Window s ® or install driver/ utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to following instructions to x this problem.
80 B. Disable “V olume Shadow Copy” service. a. T ype “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Ser vices and Applicati ons>Service s”; The n double cl ick “V olume Shadow Copy”. c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”.
81 17. Finish. C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows ® 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotx KB2505454 thru this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows ® 7 64-bit, install the hotx kb2505454.
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