Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FM2A88M-HD+ Asrock
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Contents 1 . Introduct ion 1 1 . 1 Package Contents 1 1 . 2 Spec ic ations 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 Installati on 1 5 2. 2 Installatio n of CPU F an and Heatsink 1 6 2.3 Installatio n of Memor y Mo dules (DIM M) 1 7 2.
4.4. 1 CPU Con guratio n 42 4.4.2 Nor th Br idge C ongurat ion 43 4.4.3 South Br idge C ong uration 44 4.4.4 Storage C ongur ation 45 4.4.5 Super IO Con guration 46 4.4.6 ACPI Conguratio n 4 7 4.4. 7 USB C ongurati on 49 4.5 T ool 5 1 4.
FM2A88M-HD+ 1 English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ motherboard, a reliable mot h - erboard 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 • Mic ro A T X Form Fac tor • All Solid Ca pacitor d esign CPU • Supp or ts S oc ket FM2+ 9 5W / FM 2 100 W pro ce ss or s Chipset • AM D A8 8X (B olt on.
FM2A88M-HD+ 3 English Graphics • Supp or ts D - Sub w ith m ax . res olu tio n up to 1920 x1200 @ 60 Hz • Supp or ts Au to Lip S ync , Dee p Co lo r ( 12bpc), xvYCC and H BR ( Hig h Bit R ate Aud .
English 4 Connec - tor • 1 x Pri nt Por t H ead er • 1 x CO M Por t H ead er • 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header • 1 x TPM H ead er • 1 x CPU Fan C onn ect or (4- p in ) • 1 x Chas sis Fan C on.
FM2A88M-HD+ 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 uning i s ASR oc k’s mult i pur po se so f t ware s uite w ith a n ew inter fa ce, m ore n ew fea ture s and i mpr oved ut ilit ie s, inc lu ding XFas t R A M , D eh umi di e r , Go od Ni ght LED, F A N -T asti c T un - ing, O C T wea ker and a w hol e lot m ore.
FM2A88M-HD+ 7 English hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience. ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor - mance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device.
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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 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 4 1 16 17 ATX P W R 1 CPU_FAN1 64M b B IOS FM2A88M-HD+ D D R 3 _ A 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 - p i n mo d u l e ) D D R 3 _ B 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 - p i n mo d u l e ) USB8_9 USB6_7 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 18 US B 3.
FM2A88M-HD+ 11 English No. Descrip tion 1 A T X 12V Power Co nne cto r (A T X 12V1 ) 2 Power Fan C onn ec tor (P WR _ FAN1 ) 3 CPU Fan C onn ec tor (CPU _ FAN1 ) 4 2 x 240 - pin D DR3 D IM M Sl ots ( .
English 12 1.5 I/O Panel No. Descript ion No. Descripti on 1 PS/ 2 Mo use Po r t (Gre en ) 7 USB 2 .0 Por ts ( USB 4 5) 2 D - Su b Por t ( VG A 1 ) 8 USB 2.
FM2A88M-HD+ 13 English * Th ere a re t wo L ED s on t he L A N po r t . Plea se r efe r to th e tab le be lo w for t he L A N po r t L ED i ndi ca - tions.
English 14 2. Installation This is an M i c r o AT X 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 motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
FM2A88M-HD+ 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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 17 English 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Thi s mot her bo ard p rovi des t w o 240 - p in DD R3 (D oub le Dat a Ra te 3) DIM M slot s, an d supp or ts D ual Ch ann el M emo r y T ec hno lo gy . e DI M M only ts i n on e cor r ec t or ie nt ati on .
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FM2A88M-HD+ 19 English 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 1 PCI slot and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI Slot: PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIe 3.
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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 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. 23) convenient connection and control of audio devices.
FM2A88M-HD+ 23 English Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.10 No. 8) 1 +5 V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating.
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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 25 English Print Port Header (25-pin LPT1) (see p.10, No. 21) Chassis Intrusion Header (2-pin CI1) (see p.10, No. 25) 1 AFD# ERROR# PINIT# GN D SLIN # STB# SPD0 SPD1 SPD3 SPD2 SPD4 SPD5 SPD6 SPD7 ACK# BUSY PE SLCT This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices.
English 26 2.7 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) in.
FM2A88M-HD+ 27 English * 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.
English 28 3. Software and Utilities Operation 3. 1 Inst alling Drivers The S upp or t C D th at co mes w it h the m oth er boa rd c ont ains n ec es sar y dr iver s and u sefu l uti liti es t hat en hanc e t he mot her b oard ’s featur es.
FM2A88M-HD+ 29 English 3.2 A-T uning A-T uning i s ASR oc k’s mult i pur po se so f t ware s uite w ith a n ew inter fa ce, mor e new fe atur es an d impr oved ut ilit ie s, inc lu ding X Fast R A M , Deh umi di - e r , G oo d Nig ht LED, F AN -T a sti c T unin g, OC T w eaker an d a wh ole l ot mo re.
English 30 T ools Vario us too ls an d uti liti es. XF ast R AM Bo ost t he syste m’ s per for ma nc e and ex ten d the H D D’s or SD D’s lifesp an! Cre ate a hid den p ar t iti on, t hen as si gn wh ich le s sho uld b e stor ed in t he R A M dr ive.
FM2A88M-HD+ 31 English F AN-T astic T uning Co ng ure u p to ve di f fer ent fa n spe eds u sing t he gr aph . The f ans wi ll auto mati ca lly s hif t to t he nex t sp eed l evel wh en th e ass ign ed tem per atu re is met. Dehumidier Prevent m othe rb oar d dam age s due to d amp nes s.
English 32 T ech Ser vice Co ntac t T ec h Se r vi ce..
FM2A88M-HD+ 33 English 3.3 St ar t 8 For th ose W ind ows 8 us er s who m is s the S tar t M enu, St ar t8 is a n ide al so lut ion t hat br in gs ba ck th e fam ilia r St ar t M enu a lon g wit h add ed cus tomi zat io ns for g reat er ef ci enc y .
English 34 Congure Co ng ure p rovi des c on g urat io n opti on s, inc lud ing i co n size s, wh ich sho r tc uts yo u want St ar t Me nu to dis play, quick ac c es s to rec ent ly us ed app s, the f unc ti ona lit y of t he po wer but to n, an d mor e.
FM2A88M-HD+ 35 English Co ntro l let s you c on gu re wh at a cli ck o n the s ta r t but to n or a pr es s on th e Windows k ey does. Desk top De sk top al lows yo u to dis abl e th e hot c or ner s wh en you a re wo rk ing o n the des kt op.
English 36 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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 37 English 4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY , the Main screen will appear and display the system overview . Active Page on Entry This allows you to select the default page when entering UEFI setup utility . 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key .
English 38 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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 39 English Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference. Processor Maximum V oltage It will display Processor Maximum V oltage for reference. Multiplier/V oltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default.
English 40 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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 41 English 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.
English 42 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].
FM2A88M-HD+ 43 English 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.
English 44 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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 45 English 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].
English 46 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].
FM2A88M-HD+ 47 English 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.
English 48 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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 49 English 4.4.7 USB Conguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . A88X 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.
English 50 4.4.8 T rusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device..
FM2A88M-HD+ 51 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 specied times via OMG.
English 52 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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 53 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 54 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].
FM2A88M-HD+ 55 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 56 Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] - The third-party ROM messages will be f orced 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.
FM2A88M-HD+ 57 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 58 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 .
FM2A88M-HD+ 59 English Contact Information If you ne ed t o conta ct A SRo ck or wa nt to k now more ab out ASRo ck , you’ re we lcome to v is it ASRo ck ’ s websit e at ht tp: / /w w w.a sroc k .com ; or you may cont ac t you r dea ler for f ur t her i nfor m ation .
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