Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FM2A55 Pro+ Asrock
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Contents 1 . Introduct ion 1 1 . 1 Package Contents 1 1 . 2 Spec ic atio ns 2 1 .3 Unique Features 6 1 .4 M otherboard Layout 1 0 1 .5 I/O Panel 1 2 2. Inst allation 1 4 2. 1 CPU Installatio n 1 5 2. 2 Installatio n of CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 6 2.3 Installatio n of Memo r y M odules (DI MM) 1 7 2.
4.4 Advanced Sc reen 44 4.4. 1 CPU Con guratio n 45 4.4.2 Nor th Bri dge Co ngurat ion 46 4.4.3 South Br idge C on guratio n 4 7 4.4.4 Storage C ongur ation 48 4.4.5 Super IO Con guration 49 4.4.6 ACPI Congurati on 50 4.4. 7 USB C ongur ation 52 4.
FM2A55 Pro+ 1 English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A55 Pro+ motherboard, a reliable mother - board produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.
English 2 1.2 Specications Platform • A T X For m Facto r • All Solid Ca pacitor des ign CPU • Supp or ts So cket FM 2+ 9 5W / FM 2 100 W pr oc es so rs Chipset • AM D A 55 FCH ( Hu dso n -.
FM2A55 Pro+ 3 English Graphics • Supp or ts D - Sub wi th m ax . res ol uti on up t o 1920x120 0 @ 60 Hz • Supp or ts A MD S tea dy V ide o TM 2.0: N ew vi de o pos t pro c es sin g ca pab ili t y.
English 4 Connec - tor • 1 x IR H ead er • 1 x CO M Por t H ea der • 1 x SPD IF O ut C onn ec tor • 1 x Power LED H ea der • 1 x CPU Fan C onn ec tor (4 - pin) • 2 x Chas si s Fan Con ne c.
FM2A55 Pro+ 5 English 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.
English 6 1.3 Unique Features ASRock A- T uning A-T u nin g is AS Roc k ’s multi p ur po se so f t war e sui te wit h a new inter fac e, m ore n ew fea ture s an d imp roved u til iti es , inc lu din g XFas t R A M, De hum id i e r , Go od Ni ght LED, FAN - T a st ic T u n - ing, O C T wea ker and a w ho le l ot mo re.
FM2A55 Pro+ 7 English 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 ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor - mance.
English 8 the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are re - quired. ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers.
FM2A55 Pro+ 9 English ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system configuration tools, cool sound ef fects and stunning visuals. The unprec - edented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a lot more amusing. ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology , it takes less than 1.
English 10 1.4 Motherboard Layout SOCKE T FM2b AM D A55 (Hudson-D2) C hipset 5 2 3 4 1 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Sup er I/O CMOS BATTERY ATX P W R 1 PCIE 1 LA N AUDI O CODE C CPU_FAN1 64M b B IOS PCI.
FM2A55 Pro+ 11 English No. Descript ion 1 A T X 12V Power C onn ec tor (A T X 12V1 ) 2 CPU Fan C onn ec tor (CP U_ F A N1 ) 3 Chas si s Fan Co nne cto r (CH A _ FAN2) 4 2 x 240 -p in DD R3 D IM M S lo.
English 12 1.5 I/O Panel No. Descript ion No. Descript ion 1 PS/ 2 M ous e Por t (Gr ee n ) 7 USB 2 .0 Po r t s (US B 45) 2 D - S ub Por t ( VGA 1 ) 8 USB 2 .
FM2A55 Pro+ 13 English * The re a re t w o LE Ds o n th e L A N po r t . Pl eas e re fer t o the t ab le b el ow fo r the L AN p or t LE D ind ic a - tions.
English 14 2. Installation This is an A TX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Pre-installation Precautions T ake note of the following precautions before you install m otherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
FM2A55 Pro+ 15 English 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.
English 16 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.
FM2A55 Pro+ 17 English 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 . e DI M M on ly t s in o ne c or re c t or ie nt at io n .
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FM2A55 Pro+ 19 English 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 5 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 / PCIE4 (PCIe 2.
English 20 2.5 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.
FM2A55 Pro+ 21 English 2.6 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! USB 2.
English 22 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.10 No. 22) convenient connection and control of audio devices.
FM2A55 Pro+ 23 English Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.10 No. 12) indicate system power status. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking in S1 state. The LED is off in S3/S4 state or S5 state (power off).
English 24 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. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
FM2A55 Pro+ 25 English Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module. (see p.10 No. 20) CCTS# 1 RRTS#1 DDSR#1 DDTR#1 RRXD1 GN D TTXD1 DDCD#1 1 RRI#1 SPDIF Out Connector Please connect the (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF_OUT connector of ( see p.
English 26 2.7 CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM that allows you to in st all up t o t wo id ent ic al P CI E xp res s x16 grap hic s c ar ds.
FM2A55 Pro+ 27 English St ep 3 Co nne ct a VG A ca ble o r a DVI c ab le to the m on ito r co nne ct or or t he DV I co nne ct or of t he gr aph ic s c ar d tha t is inse r te d to PC IE 2 sl ot.
English 28 St ep 1 Power o n your c o mput er an d bo ot into O S. St ep 2 Remove t he A M D dr iver s if yo u have any VGA dr ive rs i nst all ed in yo ur syste m. St ep 3 Inst al l the r equ ire d dr iver s an d CA T A L YST C ont ro l Ce nter t hen r est ar t your computer .
FM2A55 Pro+ 29 English 2.8 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an A M D A5 5 .
English 30 * 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.
FM2A55 Pro+ 31 English 3. Software and Utilities Operation 3. 1 Insta lling 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.
English 32 3.2 A-T uning A-T u nin g is AS Ro ck ’s multi p ur po se so f t war e sui te wit h a new i nter fac 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 d Ni ght LED, FAN -T ast ic T u ning , OC T we aker an d a wh ole l ot mo re.
FM2A55 Pro+ 33 English T ools Vario us to ols a nd ut ili tie s. XF ast R AM 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 ate a hi dde n par tit ion , the n as sig n whi ch le s sho ul d be sto re d in th e R A M dr i ve.
English 34 F AN-T astic T uning Co n gur e up to ve dif f ere nt fan s pe eds u sin g the g ra ph. Th e fa ns wi 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.
FM2A55 Pro+ 35 English T ech Ser vice Co nta ct T e ch S er vic e..
English 36 3.3 St a r t 8 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 ns fo r gr eate r ef ci en cy. 3.3.
FM2A55 Pro+ 37 English Congure Co n gur e prov id es c on g urat io n opt io ns, i nc ludi ng ic o n size 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.
English 38 Co ntr ol le ts you c o n gur e wha t a cl ick o n th e st ar t b ut to n or a pr es s on t he Windows k ey does. Desk to p 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.
FM2A55 Pro+ 39 English 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 the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system.
English 40 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 Sc.
FM2A55 Pro+ 41 English 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.
English 42 Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference. Processor Maximum V oltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference. 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.
FM2A55 Pro+ 43 English 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.
English 44 4.4 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 and USB Conguration.
FM2A55 Pro+ 45 English 4.4.1 CPU Conguration Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is [Enabled]. Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’ s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology . The default value is [Enabled].
English 46 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.
FM2A55 Pro+ 47 English 4.4.3 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.
English 48 SA T A Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “SA T A Controller” feature. SA T A Mode Use this item to adjust SA T A Mode. The default value of this option is [AHCI Mode]. Conguration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode].
FM2A55 Pro+ 49 English 4.4.5 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].
English 50 4.4.6 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 Enable to enter the operating system after S3 only when the hard disk is ready , this is recommended for better system stability .
FM2A55 Pro+ 51 English USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the system. 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.
English 52 4.4.7 USB Conguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four con guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].
FM2A55 Pro+ 53 English 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 specie d times via OMG.
English 54 UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard drive and launch this 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 be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use F A T32/16/12 le system.
FM2A55 Pro+ 55 English Dehumidier Period This allows users to congure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables “Dehumidier” after entering S4/S5 state. Dehumidier Duration This allows users to congure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4/S5 state.
English 56 CPU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 speed. Con guration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On]. Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed. Con guration options: [Full On], [Manual Mode] and [Automatic Mode].
FM2A55 Pro+ 57 English 4.7 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 . Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer ’s boot time. There are three con - guration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast].
English 58 Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] - The third-party ROM 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.
FM2A55 Pro+ 59 English 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.
English 60 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 .
FM2A55 Pro+ 61 English Contact Information If you ne ed t o cont ac t ASR oc k or wa nt to k now more about A SRo ck , you’ re we lcome to v is it ASRo ck ’s w ebs ite at ht t p://ww w.asro ck .c om; or you m ay cont ac t you r de a ler for f u r t her i n for mat ion .
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