ASROCK A55M-VS Owner's Manual

1A55M-VSUser ManualVersion 1.1Published May 2013Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

1013. 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

111.3 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 14 Southbridge Controller 2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 15 System P

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

132. Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor (8.8-in x 6.8-in, 22.4 cm x 17.3 cm) motherboard.Before you install the motherboard, study the con

142.1 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

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

162.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There is 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCI Slot: PCI slot is used t

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

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

192.6 Multi Monitor FeatureThis motherboard supports multi monitor upgrade. With the internal VGA output sup-port and external add-on PCI Express VGA

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 E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary. F. Set the “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate f

21USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation GuideASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock mothe

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

232.8 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

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

25Infrared Module Header This header supports an(5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting(see p.11 No. 16) and receiving infrared module.Front Pa

26 PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may con-gure the way to turn off your system using the power

27 Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply.

282.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks InstallationThis motherboard adopts AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) chipset that supports Serial

29 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATAII HDDs provide

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

30 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the

31Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII connector. 2.13 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert t

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

33Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)STEP 1: Set up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storag

34STEP 1: Set up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2:

353. UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on the mo

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

373.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.EZ OC Mode You can use this option to load EZ overclocking set

38CPU Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage. However, for safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value o

39 Row Precharge Time (tRP) Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. RAS# Active Time (tRA

43. UEFI SETUP UTILITY... 35 3.1 Introduction ...

40 Would you like to save current setting user defaults? In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to you

413.4.1 CPU Configuration Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is [Enabled]. Cstate Pmin Mode Use th

42 3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It

43 3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration Onboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto],

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

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

46 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

47ACPI 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

483.4.7 USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.Legacy USB Support Use this option t

49CPU 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]

51. IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock A55M-VS motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quali

503.6 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.

513.7 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

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

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

54Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI ModeThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size H

55Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID ModeThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size H

567. 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 M

5711. 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 t

5816. Follow Windows® Installation Guide to install OS.If you install Windows® 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit in a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2T

59B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service. a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applica

61.2 Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.8-in x 6.8-in, 22.4 cm x 17.3 cm - Solid Capacitor for CPU power CPU - Support for Socket

6017. Finish.C. Reboot your system.D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities.Windows® 7 64-bit:A. Please request the

7 - 1 x CIR header - 1 x Print port header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V powe

8WARNINGPlease realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclock

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