ASRock A75M-ITX: 2. Installation

2.5 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide

This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings

multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3)

integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate

simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame

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rates. Currently, AMD Dual Graphics Technology is only supported with Windows

7

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OS, and is not available with Windows

Vista

/ XP OS.

What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include?

An AMD Dual Graphics system includes an AMD Radeon HD 65XX/64XX graphics

processor and a motherboard based on an AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) integrated

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chipset, all operating in a Windows

7 environment. Please refer to below PCI

Express graphics card support list for AMD Dual Graphics. For the future update of

more compatible PCI Express graphics cards, please visit AMD website for further

information.

Chipset Model Driver

AMD RADEON HD6670 ASUS DIS-PCIE2.1-ASUS-HDMI-EAH6670-DI-1GD3/1G-DDR3 8.86

AMD RADEON HD6570 MSI DIS-PCIE2.1-MSI-HDMI-R6570-MD1GD3-LP/1G-DDR3 8.86

AMD RADEON HD6450 MSI DIS-PCIE2.1-MSI-HDMI-R6450-MD1GD3-LP/1G-DDR3 8.86

Enjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics

Step 1. Please keep the default UEFI setting of “Dual Graphics“ option on [Auto].

Step 2. Install one AMD RADEON HD6670 / 6570 / 6450 PCI Express graphics

card to PCIE1 slot (blue).

Step 3. Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port. Please be noted that

the current VGA driver / VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from on-

board display only. For any future update, please refer to our website for

further information.

Step 4. Boot into OS. Please remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver

installed in your system.

Step 5. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for

both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card.

Step 6. Restart your computer. Right-click the desktop. Click “AMD VISION

Engine Control Center” to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

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Step 7. You can also click “AMD VISION Engine Control Center” on your

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Windows

taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

AMD VISION Engine Control Center

Step 8. In AMD VISION Engine Control Center, please choose “Performance”.

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Click “AMD CrossFire

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Step 9. Click “Enable CrossFire

” and click “Apply“ to save your change.

Step 10. Reboot your system. Then you can freely enjoy the benet of Dual

Graphics feature.

* Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is

used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe.

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* For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology, please check AMD website for up

dates and details.

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2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features

Dual Monitor Feature

This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output sup-

port (D-Sub and HDMI), you can easily enjoy the benets of dual monitor feature

without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also

provides independent display controllers for D-Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA

output so that D-sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents.

To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps:

1. Connect D-Sub monitor cable to D-Sub port on the I/O panel, or connect HDMI

monitor cable to HDMI port on the I/O panel.

D-Sub port

HDMI port

2. 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 function after your

system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install

onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your

computer.

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Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output

support (D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can

easily enjoy the benets of surround display feature.

Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:

1. Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE1 slot. Please refer to page 15 for

proper expansion card installation procedures for details.

2. Connect D-Sub monitor cable to D-Sub port on the I/O panel, or connect

HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I/O panel. Then connect other monitor

cables to the corresponding connectors of the add-on PCI Express VGA cards on

PCIE1 slot.

3. Boot your system. Press <F2> or <Del> to enter UEFI setup. Enter “Share

Memory” option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB],

[256MB] or [512MB] to enable the function of D-sub. Please make sure that

the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If you

do not adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of “Share Memory”, [Auto], will

disable D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this

motherboard.

4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to

your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install

them again.

5. Set up a multi-monitor display.

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For Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” tab

so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to

the steps below.

A. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor.

B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you

wish to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When

you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be

Primary, and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

C. Select the display icon identied by the number 2.

D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”.

E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary.

F. Set the “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate for the

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second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.

G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identied by the number

one to four.

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For Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display

Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor

according to the steps below.

A. Click the number ”2” icon.

B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the desktop onto

this monitor”.

C. Click “OK” to save your change.

D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identied by the number

three to four.

6. Use Surround Display. Click and drag the display icons to positions representing

the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use. The placement

of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another.

HDCP Function

HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP

function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor

that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy

the superior display quality with high-denition HDCP

encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more

details about HDCP function.

What is HDCP?

HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection,

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a specication developed by Intel

for protecting digital

entertainment content that uses the DVI interface. HDCP is a

copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of

intercepting digital data midstream between the video source,

or transmitter - such as a computer, DVD player or set-top box -

and the digital display, or receiver - such as a monitor, television

or projector. In other words, HDCP specication is designed to

protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted.

Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD

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players, satellite and cable HDTV set-top-boxes, as well as few

entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant

display. Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP

in their equipment, it is highly recommended that the HDTV or

LCD monitor you purchase is compatible.

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2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide

ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header.

Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock

Smart Remote.

Step1. Find the CIR header located next

USB 2.0 header

to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock

(9-pin, blue)

motherboard.

CIR header

(4-pin, white)

USB_PWR

Step2. Connect the front USB cable to the

P-

USB 2.0 header (as below, pin 1-5)

P+

GND

and the CIR header. Please make

DUMMY

sure the wire assignments and the

pin assignments are matched

correctly.

GND

IRTX

IRRX

ATX+5VSB

Step3. Install Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to

the front USB port. If Multi-Angle

CIR Receiver cannot successfully

receive the infrared signals from

MCE Remote Controller, please try

to install it to the other front USB

port.

3 CIR sensors in different angles

1. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When the

CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB function.

2. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only. Please do not

use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel. Multi-Angle

CIR Receiver can receive the multi-direction infrared signals (top,

down and front), which is compatible with most of the chassis on the

market.

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3. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug function.

Please install it before you boot the system.

* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to

ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com

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2.8 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

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.

Jumper Setting Description

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.2, No. 23)

Clear CMOSDefault

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the

system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug

the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a

jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However,

please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need

to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot

up the system rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac-

tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default prole, 1394

GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.

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2.9 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!

Serial ATA3 Connectors These four Serial ATA3

(SATA3_1: see p.2, No. 12)

(SATA3) connectors support

(SATA3_2: see p.2, No. 13)

SATA data cables for internal

(SATA3_3: see p.2, No. 11)

storage devices. The current

(SATA3_4: see p.2, No. 10)

SATA3 interface allows up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATA3_2 SATA3_4

SATA3_1 SATA3_3

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data

Data Cable cable can be connected to the

(Optional)

SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3

connector on this motherboard.

3.5mm Audio Cable Either end of the 3.5mm audio

(Optional)

cable can be connected to the

portable audio devices, such

as MP3 player and mobile

phone or the Line-in port of

your PC.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides two default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB_67)

ports on the I/O panel, there

(see p.2 No. 18)

are two USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each USB 2.0

header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

U SB_PWR

(9-pin USB_89)

P-9

P +9

(see p.2 No. 17)

GND

DUMMY

1

GND

P +8

P-8

U SB_PWR

Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to

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(4-pin CIR1)

connect the remote

(see p.2 No. 19)

controller receiver.

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GND

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front

P RESENCE#

M IC_RET

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

panel audio cable that allows

OUT_RET

(see p.2 No. 20)

convenient connection and

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control of audio devices.

O UT2_L

J _SENSE

O UT2_R

M IC2_R

M IC2_L

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on

the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below:

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).

D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

E. To activate the front mic.

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For Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”.

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For Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS:

Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust

“Recording Volume”.

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1)

several system front panel

(see p.2 No. 9)

functions.

Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator

on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below.

Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.

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 switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

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Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset

switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to per-

form a normal restart.

PLED (System Power LED):

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The

LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking

when the sys-tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system

is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).

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HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The

LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module

mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive

activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front

panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the

pin assign-ments are matched correctly.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

speaker to this header.

(see p.2 No. 4)

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the fan cables

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

to the fan connectors and

GND

+12V

(see p.2 No. 6)

match the black wire to the

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan

FAN_S PEED_CONTROL

CPU_FAN_SPEED

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

cable to the connector and

+ 12V

GND

(see p.2 No. 1)

match the black wire to the

ground pin.

1 2 3 4

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.

Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

GND

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

+ 12V

CPU_FAN_SPEED

(see p.2 No. 2)

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

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(24-pin ATXPWR1)

supply to this connector.

12 1

(see p.2 No. 3)

Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if

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you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power

supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.

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20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

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