ASRock B75M-GL R2.0: 1. Introduction

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock B75M-GL R2.0 motherboard, a reliable moth-

erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers

excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment 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 specifi cations and the BIOS software might be

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

tice. In case any modifi 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 specifi c information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock B75M-GL R2.0 Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.4-in, 24.4 cm x 21.3 cm)

ASRock B75M-GL R2.0 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock B75M-GL R2.0 Support CD

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

1 x I/O Panel Shield

ASRock Reminds You...

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To get better performance in Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-

bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Confi guration to

AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in our

support CD for details.

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1.2 Specifications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.4-in, 24.4 cm x 21.3 cm

- All Solid Capacitor design

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CPU - Supports 3

and 2

Generation Intel

Core

i7 / i5 / i3 in

LGA1155 Package

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- Supports Intel

Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

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Chipset - Intel

B75

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- Supports Intel

Small Business Advantage (see CAUTION 2)

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- Supports Intel

Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect

Technology

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3)

- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered

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memory (DDR3 1600 with Intel

Ivy Bridge CPU, DDR3

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1333 with Intel

Sandy Bridge CPU)

- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 4)

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- Supports Intel

Extreme Memory Profi le (XMP)1.3/1.2

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)

(see CAUTION 5)

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* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel

Ivy Bridge CPU. With

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Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)

- 2 x PCI slots

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- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

and CrossFireX

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Graphics * Intel

HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can

be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

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- Supports Intel

HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel

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Sync Video 2.0, Intel

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3D, Intel

Clear Video HD

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Technology, Intel

Insider

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HD Graphics 2500/4000

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- Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel

Ivy Bridge CPU.

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Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel

Sandy Bridge CPU

- Max. shared memory 1760MB (see CAUTION 6)

- Dual VGA Output: support DVI and D-Sub ports by

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independent display controllers

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

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @

75Hz

- Supports HDCP function with DVI port

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

with DVI port

Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

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

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Effi cient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D 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: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone

SATA3 - 1 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connector, supports NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug functions

USB3.0

- 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

- 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports),

supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Connector - 5 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug functions

- 1 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x CIR header

- 1 x Print port header

- 1 x COM port header

- 1 x Chassis Intrusion header

- 1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)

- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)

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- 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- Front panel audio connector

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

- 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

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BIOS Feature - 64Mb 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

- CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage

Multi-adjustment

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

CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX

Multimedia Suite - OEM

Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 7)

- ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 9)

- ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 10)

- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 11)

- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 12)

- ASRock XFast RAM (see CAUTION 13)

- ASRock Crashless BIOS (see CAUTION 14)

- ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)

(see CAUTION 15)

- ASRock Internet Flash (see CAUTION 16)

- ASRock UEFI System Browser

- ASRock Dehumidifi er Function (see CAUTION 17)

- Hybrid Booster:

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 18)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 19)

- Good Night LED

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allows Chassis Fan Speed Auto-

Adjust by CPU Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- CASE OPEN detection

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

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OS - Microsoft

Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit /

XP / XP 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 20)

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Certifi cations - FCC, CE, WHQL

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

(see CAUTION 21)

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

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

third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system’s 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.

CAUTION!

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

50 of the “User Manual” in the support CD.

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2. Intel

Small Business Advantage is a customizable platform integrated

with IT tools, which helps maximize employee productivity, PC perfor-

mance, and data security. There are applications including Software

Monitor, PC Health Center, Data Backup & Restore, Energy Saver and

USB Blocker.

3. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before

you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the

installation guide of memory mo

dules on page 16 for proper installation.

4. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be

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less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows

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Vista

/ XP. For Windows

OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limita-

tion. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Win-

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cannot use.

5. Only PCIE1 slot supports Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Express in Gen

3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU. If you install a Sandy Bridge

CPU, the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed.

6. The maximum shared memory size is defi ned by the chipset vendor and

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is subject to change. Please check Intel

website for the latest informa-

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7. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to fi ne-tune

different system functions in a user-friendly interface, which includes

Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In Hard-

ware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system. In Fan Control,

it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust. In Overclock-

ing, you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system per-

formance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profi le and

share it with your friends. Your friends then can load the OC profi le to

their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy

Saver), the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to

improve effi ciency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrifi cing com-

puting performance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures

of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU).

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

8. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.

This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS

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without entering operating systems fi rst like MS-DOS or Windows

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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.

9. 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 driv-

er, 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 continu-

ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend 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

10. 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,

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please make sure your OS version is Windows

7 / 7 64 bit / Vista

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Vista

64 bit, and your browser version is IE8.

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

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