ASROCK FM2A88X+ BTC User Manual

User ManualFM2A88X+ BTCFM2A88X+ BTC

English61.3 Unique FeaturesASRock A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved ut

7EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch,

English8ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict 

9EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Dri

English10 ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology offers you a better sleep-ing environment by extinguishing the unessent

11EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC1.4 Motherboard Layout SOCKET FM2b23121Supe rI/OCMOSBATTERYPCIE1LANAUDIOCODECCPU_FAN1CPU_FAN264MbBIOSFM2A88X+ BTCPCIE4PCIE2PCI1P

English12No. Description1 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (

13EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC1.5 I/O PanelNo. Description No. Description1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB23) 2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 8 

English142. InstallationThis is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study 

15EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90o angle.Step 2. Position the CPU directly abov

Version 1.0 Published March 2014 Copyright©2014 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.Copyright Notice:No part of this documentation may be reproduced, tran

English162.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and c

17EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and suppo

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19EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI Slots:

English202.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper ca

21EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC2.6 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers an

English22Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.11 No. 21) conveni

23EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCPower LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.11 No. 16) indicate syst

English24(3-pin PWR_FAN1)(see p.11 No. 22) Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan stil

25EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCSerial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1)

Contents1. Introduction 11.1 Package Contents 1  1.3 Unique Features 61.4 Motherboard Layout 111.5 I/O Panel 1

English262.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows you to instal

27EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCStep 3 connector of the graphics card that is inserted to

English28Step 1 Power on your computer and boot into OS.Step 2 system.Step 3 Inst

29EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC2.8 AMD Dual Graphics Operation GuideThis motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings multi-GPU per

English30 * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is 

31EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC3. Software and Utilities Operation3.1 Installing DriversThe Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary driv

English323.2 A-TuningA-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFas

33EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCToolsXFast RAMBoost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! 

English34FAN-Tastic Tuningautomatically shift to the next speed level when the

35EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCTech ServiceContact Tech Service.

     

English363.3 Start8For those Windows 8 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an ideal solution that brings back the familiar Start Menu along with

37EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCshortcuts you want Start Menu to display, quick acces

English38Windows key does.DesktopDesktop allows you to disable the hot co

39EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY4.1 Introduction            

English404.2 Main ScreenWhen you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.Active Page on EntryThis a

41EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC4.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.Overclock Mode Use this to

English42CPU Load-line Calibration CPU Load-line Calibration helps prevent APU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load.NB Load-line Cali

43EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC DRAM Timing Control DRAM Slot Use this item to view SPD data. DRAM Timing Control Us

English444.4 Advanced Screen-

45EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is [Enabled]. Cool ‘n

1EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC1. IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A88X+ BTC motherboard, a reliable moth-erboard produced under ASRock’s consiste

English46 IOMMU This allows you to enable or disable IOMMU support. Primary Graphics Adapter This ite

47EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboa

English48SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “SATA Controller” feature. SATA ModeUse this item to adjust SATA Mode. The default va

49EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use

English50 Suspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Select

51EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCUSB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the system.USB Mouse Power On U

English52USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller.A88X USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to

53EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC4.5 ToolSystem Browser-tion in UEFI setup.OMG(Online Managem

English54UEFI Update UtilityInstant Flash-nient UEFI update tool allows you to u

55EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling    

English2Platform ATX Form Factor All Solid Capacitor design  High Density Glass Fabric PCBCPU Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2

English56CPU Fan 1 Setting             On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default

57EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC4.7 Boot Screen-ure the boot settings and

English58Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] - The third-party ROM messages will be forced to display during the bootsequence. [Keep Current] - The thi

59EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC4.8 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, yo

English604.9 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save 

61EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCContact InformationIf you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, you’re welcome to visit ASRock’s website at h

3EnglishFM2A88X+ BTC Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz TM 2.0: New video post processing capabil

English4Storage 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot PlugConnec-tor 1 x COM Port He

5EnglishFM2A88X+ BTCOS Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit* USB 3.0 is n