ASROCK Mini Series User Manual

1Vision HT SeriesUser ManualVersion 1.0Published April 2012Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

10NOTE.1. SATA and Power Connections2. Fan Connection

111.4 Rear Panel14. HDMI connector15. eSATA2 connector16. DVI-I port17. USB3.0 ports: USB devices18. Mic In (Pink): Microphone19. Optical S/PDIF Out

121.5 System Chassis27. Headphone28. Microphone29. USB3.0 ports: USB devices30. 4-in-1 Card reader (MMC/SD3.0/MS/MS Pro)31. Power ON/OFF button with

131.6 Remote Controller Some remote controller functions listed above are only available with the relative hardware equipments. If the hardware e

14Chapter 2 Opening the chassis1. Press the button on the rear I/O to open the top side of the chassis.2. After the chassis is opened, you will see th

15Chapter 3 Reinstalling the ODD/HDD 1. After you remove the top shield, you will see the ODD/HDD bracket.2. Disconnect the ODD/HDD SATA power cable,

16Chapter 4 Installing the second HDD1. Please follow steps 1 to 3 on page 15 to remove the ODD and the rst HDD in advance. Then install the seco

175. Connect one end of the SATA and power cables to the ODD and the other end to SATA2_1 and J1 connectors on the motherboard.6. Replace the side

18Chapter 5 Reinstalling the DIMMs1. Unlock the DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward to change the DIMM.

19Chapter 6 Reinstalling the CPU1. Unscrew the screws of the CPU fan.2. Rotate the screw on the top of the CPU socket.3. Now you can reinstall a new C

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

20Chapter 7 Dual MonitorASRock Vision HT series HTPC supports dual monitor. With the internal VGA output which supports DVI-I and HDMI, you can easily

21Chapter 8 Driver Installation To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers comp

22Chapter 9 Utility MenuThe utility menu shows the applications and other software that this product supports.9.1 Instant Boot9.1.1 IntroductionInst

23 b. Select a location. You may choose a different folder if you want to. Then click “Next”. c. Create a start menu folder. You may cho

24 d. Click “Install” to begin installing Instant Boot driver. e. Click “Finish” to complete and exit the setup.C. After the installation is com

25G. The system will restart automatically. After entering into the OS the system will shutdown again.H. Next time when you turn on your system, y

269 .2 ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)9.2.1 IntroductionASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune different system

27Hardware Monitor In the Hardware Monitor section, it shows the major readings of your system. The main readings include Clock, Fan & Temperat

28OverclockingIn the Overclocking section, there are Clock and Voltage chapters for parameter settings adjustment in pursuit of optimal system perform

29XFast RAMXFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. It also shortens the loading time of previously

3Safety instructionsYour system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of safety for infor-mation technology equipment. However, to ensur

309.3 Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software free bundle (Trial version)Protect your PC with Norton Internet Security, the fastest virus, spyware, Intern

319.4 THX TruStudio Software free bundleAfter you install THX audio driver from our support CD, there will be a THX icon shown on the Windows® task b

329.5 ASRock APP ChargerFast Charge & Charge Anytime!If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/i

339.6 CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 (Trial version)CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 trial now supports Intel® Quick Sync Video hardware transcoding and is o

349.7 ASRock XFast USB TechnologyThank you for purchasing an ASRock product! This product supports a revolutionary technology, ASRock XFast USB Techn

35Please read the procedures below carefully before you install ASRock XFast USB Technology.A. Install ASRock XFast USB driver from ASRock’s support

36D. Then, you will see ASRock XFast USB user interface as below. You can also double-click the “XFast USB” icon to show this interface. Please ch

379.8 ASRock XFast LANLAN Application PrioritizationYou can congure your application priority ideally and/or add new programs.Lower Latency in GameA

38Chapter 10: UEFI SETUP UTILITY10.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on th

3910.1.2 Navigation KeysPlease check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.Navigation Key(s) Function Description

4Safety cautions and warningsOptical Drive Safety InformationOptical drives sold with this system contains a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. CAUTION: Invisibl

4010.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.CPU CongurationCPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio v

41Additional Turbo Voltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode.Long Duration Power Limit Use this item to congure long durat

42Write Recovery Time (tWR) Use this item to change Write Recovery Time (tWR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC)Use

43Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.10.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the congurations for th

4410.4.1 CPU ConfigurationIntel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supp

45 No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Mem

4610.4.2 North Bridge Configuration VT-d Use this to enable or disable Intel® VT-d technology (Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed

4710.4.3 South Bridge ConfigurationOnboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the

4810.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.SATA Mode Selection Use this to se

4910.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start TechnologyIntel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R)

5Contents1 Introduction ... 71.1 Package Contents ...

5010.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect TechnologyIntel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Techn

5110.4.7 Super IO ConfigurationCIR Controller Use this item to enable or disable the CIR controller.

5210.4.8 ACPI ConfigurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will ena

5310.4.9 USB ConfigurationLegacy USB SupportUse this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are two conguration options: [Enabled] a

5410.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the para

55Setup Prompt TimeoutThis shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indenite waiting.Bootup Num-LockIf this

5610.7 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear i

5710.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save conguration changes and exit setup?

58Chapter 11 Software Support11.1 Install Operating System This system supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / XP / XP

610 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 3810.1 Introduction ...

7Chapter 1 IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock Vision HT Series, a reliable product produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality

81.2 Specifications* For barebone systems, CPU, memory, HDDs and ODDs may not be included. WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk in

91.3 System Motherboard Components1. SATA 3.0 connector: For HDD SATA data cables2. SATA 3.0 connector: For HDD SATA data cables3. ATX5V output power