ASROCK A75M User Manual

1A75MUser ManualVersion 1.1Published June 2011Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

108. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system

1113. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu-ropean Union to dene the power consumption for the completed system. Acc

121.3 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 16 Print Port Header (LPT1, White) 2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 17

131.4 I/O Panel** There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

14To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer,

152. Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.5-in, 24.4 cm x 21.6 cm) motherboard.Before you install the motherboard, study the con

162.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90o angle.Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such tha

172.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel

182.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI Slots: PCI slots are

192.5 AMD Dual Graphics Operation GuideThis motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings multi-GPU performance capabiliti

2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

20 * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is used only for identication or explanation and to the

212. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor

22Surround Display FeatureThis motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-o

23 For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings”

24* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://ww

252.8 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

262.9 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors

27Infrared Module Header This header supports an(5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting(see p.12 No. 19) and receiving infrared module.Front Pa

28 RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freez

29ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power (24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.12 No. 7)12 1 Though this motherboa

3Contents1. Introduction ... 5 1.1 Package Contents ...

302.10 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard dis

31 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-p

32 How to Hot Plug a SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plu

332.13 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers com

342.14.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID FunctionsIf you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / V

35Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)STEP 1: Set up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage C

36STEP 1: Set up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2:

373. UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your sys-tem. The SPI Memory on the

383.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Descriptio

393.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.CPU CongurationSpread Spectrum This item should always be [Au

43. UEFI SETUP UTILITY... 37 3.1 Introduction ...

40 DRAM Timing Control Power Down EnableUse this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank InterleavingInterleaving allows memory accesse

41 Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. RAS to RAS Delay (tRR

42Instant FlashInstant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This conve-nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without

433.4.1 CPU Configuration Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is [Disabled]. Package C6 Mod

44 3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It

45 3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration Onboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto],

463.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “SATA Controller” feature. SATA ModeUse this item to adjust SATA

473.4.5 Super IO ConfigurationSerial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set t

48 3.4.6 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will e

49ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan

51. IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock A75M motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quali

503.4.7 USB ConfigurationUSB 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 en

51CPU 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]

523.6 Boot ScreenIn this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

533.7 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it

543.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save conguration changes and exit setup?”

554. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit /

56Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TBThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB).

61.2 Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.5-in, 24.4 cm x 21.6 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Support for Socket FM

7 LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efcient

8 Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tunin

9CAUTION!1. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the