ASRock AD2700-ITX: 1. Introduction

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 

AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX 

motherboard, a reli-

able motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It 

delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-

ment to quality and endurance.

This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-

step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found 

in the user manual presented in the Support CD. 

Because the motherboard speci

fi

 cations and the BIOS software might be 

updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-

tice. In case any modi

fi

 cations of this manual occur, the updated version 

will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may 

fi

 nd 

the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.  

ASRock website    http://www.asrock.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit 

our website for speci

fi

 c information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock 

AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX

 Motherboard 

(Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm)

ASRock 

AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX

 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock 

AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX

 Support CD 

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specifications

 Platform

- Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm

- All Solid Capacitor design (AD2700-ITX)

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power (AD2500-ITX)

 CPU

 - 

Intel

®

 Dual-Core Atom

TM

 Processor D2700 (2.13 GHz)

  (AD2700-ITX)

 - 

Intel

®

 Dual-Core Atom

TM

 Processor D2500 (1.86 GHz)

  (AD2500-ITX)

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (AD2700-ITX)

  (see 

CAUTION 1

)

 Chipset 

- Southbridge: Intel

®

 NM10 Express

 Memory 

- 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered 

  memory  

- Max. capacity of system memory: 4GB (see 

CAUTION 2

)

 Expansion Slot 

- 1 x PCI slot 

 Graphics 

 - 

Intel

®

 PowerVR SGX545

- DirectX 9.0, Pixel Shader 3.0

- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

  (see 

CAUTION 3

) 

- Supports HDMI 1.3a Technology with max. resolution up to 

  1920x1200

- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 

  60Hz

- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports 

- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback 

  with DVI and HDMI ports (AD2700-ITX)

 Audio 

- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection 

  (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

- Supports THX TruStudio

TM

 LAN (AD2700-ITX) 

- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Ef

fi

 cient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE

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 LAN (AD2500-ITX) 

- Realtek PCIE x1 LAN RTL8105E

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports PXE

 Rear Panel I/O 

I/O Panel

(AD2700-ITX)

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED  

  LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front   

  Speaker/Microphone (see 

CAUTION 4

)

 Rear Panel I/O 

I/O Panel

(AD2500-ITX)

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED  

  LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front   

  Speaker/Microphone (see 

CAUTION 4

)

 USB 3.0

- 2 x USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 

(AD2700-ITX)

  1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Connector

- 2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and 

  Hot Plug functions

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x CIR header

- 1 x Print Port header

- 1 x COM port header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) 

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 WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including 

adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or 

using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system 

stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system.    

It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible  

damage caused by overclocking.

BIOS Feature

- 16Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support 

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

 Support CD 

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), 

  CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite 

  (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; ASRock MAGIX 

  Multimedia Suite - OEM)

 Unique Feature

- ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see 

CAUTION 5

) 

- ASRock APP Charger (see 

CAUTION 6

) 

- ASRock SmartView (see 

CAUTION 7

)

- ASRock XFast USB (see 

CAUTION 8

)  

- ASRock XFast LAN (see 

CAUTION 9

)

- ASRock On/Off Play Technology (see 

CAUTION 10

)

- Hybrid Booster:

    - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see 

CAUTION 11

) 

    - ASRock U-COP (see 

CAUTION 12

)

    - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

Hardware 

- CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor

- Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan 

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore 

 OS

 - 

Microsoft

® 

Windows

® 

7 32-bit compliant

 Certi

fi

 cations

- FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) 

  (see 

CAUTION 13

)

 * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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CAUTION!

1.  About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 

34 of “User Manual” in the support CD.

2.  Due to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may be less than

4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows

®

 OS.

3.  You can choose to use two of the three monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D and  

HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time. Besides, with the 

DVI-to-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the same features as 

HDMI port.

4.  For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono 

modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-chan-

nel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 4 

and 5 for proper connection.

5.  ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS 

fl

 ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. 

This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS 

without entering operating systems 

fi

 rst like MS-DOS or Windows

®

. With 

this utility, you can press the <F6> key during the POST or the <F2>

key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. 

Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS 

fi

 le to your USB 

fl

 ash drive, 

fl

 oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few 

clicks without preparing an additional 

fl

 oppy diskette or other complicated 

fl

 ash utility. Please be noted that the USB 

fl

 ash drive or hard drive must 

use FAT32/16/12 

fi

 le system. 

6.  If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,  

such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solu-

tion for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply install the APP Charger 

driver, it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer 

and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to 

quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports

continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Sus-

pend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP 

Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging 

experience.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

7.  ASRock SmartView, a new function for internet browsers, is the smart 

start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history, 

your Facebook friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced 

view for a more personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are 

exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that helps you 

keep in touch with friends on-the-go. To use ASRock SmartView feature, 

please make sure your OS version is Windows

®

 7, and your browser ver-

sion is IE8. 

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp

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8.  ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The 

performance may depend on the properties of the device.

9.  ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes 

the bene

fi

 ts listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can con

fi

 g-

ure your application’s priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower 

Latency in Game: After setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower 

the latency in games. Traf

fi

 c Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos 

and download simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With 

the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are 

transferring currently.

10.  ASRock On/Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio ex-

perience from the portable audio devices, such like MP3 player or mobile 

phone to your PC, even when the PC is turned off (or in ACPI S5 mode)! 

This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that 

ensures users the most convenient computing environment.

11.  Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended 

to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU 

bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU.

12.  While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the moth-

erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back 

again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease 

between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

13.  EuP stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by the 

European Union to de

fi

 ne the power consumption for the completed sys-

tem. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system

should be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standards, 

an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. 

According to Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet 

the standard of 5v, and the standby power ef

fi

 ciency should be higher 

than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power sup-

ply selection, we recommend you to check with the power supply manu-

facturer for more details.