Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FM2A85X Extreme4 Asrock
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1 FM2A85X Extreme4 User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published October 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 .................................................. 47 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 47 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ....................................................
5 1. Introduction Tha nk you for pur chas ing A SRoc k FM 2A85 X Ex trem e4 mot herb oard , a r elia ble mo th erb oa rd pr od uce d un de r AS Ro ck’s co ns ist ent ly s tr ing en t q ual it y c on tro l. I t delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit- ment to quality and endurance.
6 1.2 Specications Platform - A TXFormFactor - ASRockDuraCap(2.5xlongerlif etime)(100%Japan-made high-qualityConductivePolymerCapac.
7 online video - 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.
8 -1xHDMI_SPDIFheader -1xPowerLEDheader -2xCPUFanconnectors(1x4-pin,1x3-pin) -3xChassisFanconnectors(1x.
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-one 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 s s r e s tr i c te d w a y o f c h a rg i n g y o ur Apple devices , suc h as iPhone/ iPad/iPod T ouch , ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger .
12 ASRock Crashless BIOS AS Ro ck Cr as hl es s B IOS al lo ws us er s t o u pd at e t he ir BI OS 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 Lucid Virtu Universal MVP V I RT U U n i v e rs a l M V P i n c l u d es t h e b a s e f e a t ur e s o f V i r tu Un iv er sa l t ech no lo gy, w hi ch v ir tu al iz es i nt eg ra te d GP U a nd discrete GPU for best of breed functionality . It also features V ir- tual Vsync™ for no-compromise visual quality .
15 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_F AN1) 22 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 2 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 23 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 24 Chass.
16 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.
17 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 ”.
18 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 ak e no te of th e fo llo wing pr ecau tion s b efo re yo u i nsta ll mo ther boa rd components or change any motherboard settings.
19 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.
20 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Thi s mo therbo ard pr ovides four 240 -pin DD R3 ( Doubl e Da ta R ate 3) D IMM 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 .
21 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.
22 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.
23 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 .
24 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 pu rchase, not bundled with this motherboard.
25 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.
26 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.
27 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 A85X (Hudson-D4) integrated.
28 * 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.
29 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 .
30 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.
31 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.
32 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.
33 * 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.
34 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”.
35 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 seven Serial A T A3 (SA T A3_1: see p.
36 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.15 No. 25) 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.
37 Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.15 No. 26) 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).
38 CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_F AN1) cable to the connector and (see p.15 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.
39 Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module. (see p.15 No. 32) HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header , provi ding (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI ( see p.15 No. 33) VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices.
40 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.
41 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 . Debug codes. Status Code Description 00 Please check if CPU is installed correctly and then clear CMOS.
42 2.13 Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A85X (Hudson-D4) chipset that supports Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10) functions. Y ou may install SA T A3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices.
43 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.
44 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.
45 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.
46 STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration. B. Set the “SA T A Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SA T A3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) 2.
47 3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction ASRock Inter active UEF I is a blend of syst em congu ration too ls, 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.
48 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 / .
49 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.
50 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.
51 DRAM Timing Control DRAM Slot Use this item to view SPD data. DRAM Timing Control Use this item to control DRAM timing. Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.
52 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 and USB Conguration.
53 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.
54 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].
55 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.
56 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].
57 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.
58 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.
59 USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system. ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET T able. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this moth- erboard to submit Windows ® certication.
60 3.4.7 USB Conguration 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.
61 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.
62 Internet Flash Int erne t F lash sea rche s f or av aila ble UE FI fi rmwa re upd ate 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.
63 Would you like to save current setting user defaults? In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements.
64 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].
65 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 . Fast Boot Fa st B oot m ini mize s y our c ompu ter ’s bo ot ti me. Th ere a re t hre e c on- guration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast].
66 Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [En- abled]. AddOn ROM Display Use th is option to adjust AddOn ROM Displ ay . If y ou enable the option “Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled].
67 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.
68 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 .
69 4. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System Th is mo th er bo ar d s up po rt s v ar io us M ic ro so ft ® W in dow s ® o pe rat in g s yst em s: 8 / 8 6 4-b it / 7 / 7 64 -bi t / Vi sta TM / Vi sta TM 64 -bi t.
70 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) , Windows ® 7 64-bit or Windows ® 8 64-bit .
71 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) , Windows ® 7 64-bit or Windows ® 8 64-bit .
72 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.
73 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.
74 16. Follow Windows ® Installation Guide to install OS. If you ins tall W indow s ® 8 6 4-bi t / 7 6 4-bi t / Vis ta TM 64 -bit i n a la rge har d disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows ® or in st al l d riv er /ut il it ies .
75 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”.
76 17. Finish. C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows ® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotx KB2505454 thru this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows ® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit, install the hotx kb2505454.
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