ASRock B75M-ITX: 1. Introduction

1. Introduction: ASRock B75M-ITX

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock B75M-ITX motherboard, a reliable motherboard

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 speci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cations of this manual occur, the updated version

will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may 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c information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock B75M-ITX Motherboard

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

ASRock B75M-ITX Quick Installation Guide

ASRock B75M-ITX 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

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bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con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 - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm

- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality

Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

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CPU - Supports 3

and 2

Generation Intel

Core

i7 / i5 / i3 in

LGA1155 Package

- Digi Power Design

- 4 + 2 Power Phase Design

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- Supports Intel

Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

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- Supports Intel

K-Series unlocked CPU (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 2)

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- Supports Intel

Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect

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Technology with Intel

Ivy Bridge CPU

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Chipset - Intel

B75

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- Supports Intel

Small Business Advantage (see CAUTION 3)

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 4)

- 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 5)

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- Supports Intel

Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2

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

(see CAUTION 6)

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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.

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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 7)

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

(see CAUTION 8)

- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 @ 60Hz

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

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

75Hz

- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI

monitor is required) (see CAUTION 9)

- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports

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

with DVI and HDMI ports

Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection

(Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

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

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 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

- 1 x eSATA2 Connector

- 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 10)

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

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Connector - 3 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug functions

- 1 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connector

- 1 x CIR header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 1 x USB 2.0 header (supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)

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

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 11)

- ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 12)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 13)

- ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 14)

- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 15)

- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 16)

- ASRock XFast RAM (see CAUTION 17)

- ASRock Crashless BIOS (see CAUTION 18)

- ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)

(see CAUTION 19)

- ASRock Internet Flash (see CAUTION 20)

- ASRock On/Off Play Technology (see CAUTION 21)

- Hybrid Booster:

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- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 22)

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

- Good Night LED

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

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

Adjust by CPU Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- 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 23)

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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

(see CAUTION 24)

* 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. Due to chipset limitations, overclocking is not supported.

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

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

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3. 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.

4. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before

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

installation guide of memory modules on page 17 for proper installation.

5. 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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dows

cannot use.

6. 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

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7. The maximum shared memory size is dened by the chipset vendor and

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is subject to change. Please check Intel

website for the latest informa-

tion.

8. 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.

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9. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows

7 64-bit /

7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc

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in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows

7 64-bit / 7 / Vista

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10. 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 3

for proper connection.

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

ferent system functions in a user-friendly interface, which includes Hard-

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

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

shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust. In Overclocking,

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

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

share it with your friends. Your friends then can load the OC pro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 efciency when the CPU cores are idle without sacricing

computing performance. Please visit our website for the operation proce-

dures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU).

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

12. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS 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 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 le to your USB ash drive,

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

clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated

ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must

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use FAT32/16/12 le system.

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

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

lution 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-

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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

14. 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.

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

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

performance may depend on the properties of the device.

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

the benets listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can con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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.

17. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex-

treme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot

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be used under Windows

OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM shortens

the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster

than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times

faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the

frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifes-

pan.

18. ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear

of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock

Crashless BIOS will automatically nish the BIOS update procedure after

regaining power. Please note that BIOS les need to be placed in the

root directory of your USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.

19. Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet

access at specied times via OMG. You may choose from [Everyday], [Day

of the week] or [Weekdays and weekends], then schedule the starting

and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order to

prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission

to modify the system time are required.

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20. ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates

from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest

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UEFI from our servers and ash them without entering Windows

OS.

Please note that you must be running on a DHCP congured computer in

order to enable this function.

21. ASRock On/Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio

experience 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 (op-

tional) that ensures users the most convenient computing environment.

22. 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.

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23. ASRock XFast RAM is not supported by Microsoft

Windows

XP / XP

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64-bit. Intel

Smart Connect Technology and Intel

USB 3.0 ports are not

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supported by Microsoft

Windows

Vista

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64-bit / XP / XP 64-

bit.

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

European Union to define the power consumption for the completed

system. 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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.

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