ASRock E350M1: 2. Installation

2. Installation: ASRock E350M1

2. Installation

This is a Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you

install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the

motherboard ts into it.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the

motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and

damages to motherboard components.

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also

remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object

before you handle components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or

in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is

switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.

Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,

and/or components.

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

E350M1 motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM

slots.

It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3

slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

Installing a DIMM

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or

removing DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

break on the slot.

The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent

damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into

the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends

fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot)

There is 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard.

PCIE slot:

PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width

graphics cards.

Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power

supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the

documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware

settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed

in a chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the

screws for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.

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2.5 Dual Monitor Feature

Dual Monitor Feature

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

support (DVI-D, 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 DVI-D, D-Sub and

HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub and HDMI can drive same

or different display contents.

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

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

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

cable to HDMI port on the I/O panel.

VGA/D-Sub port

VGA/DVI-D port

HDMI port

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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.

D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time.

You can only choose the combination: DVI-D + HDMI, DVI-D + D-Sub,

or HDMI + D-Sub.

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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

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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2.6 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. 6)

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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2.7 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)

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

connectors support SATA data

(SATA3_2: see p.2, No. 10)

cables for internal storage

SATA3_2

SATA3_4

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

devices. The current SATA3

(SATA3_4: see p.2, No. 9)

interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s

data transfer rate.

SATA3_1

SATA3_3

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data

Data Cable cable can be connected to the

(Optional)

SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard

disk or the SATAII / SATA3

connector on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB6_7)

ports on the I/O panel, there

(see p.2 No. 19)

are two USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each

USB 2.0 header can support

two USB 2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB8_9)

U SB_PWR

P-9

(see p.2 No. 18)

P +9

GND

DUMMY

1

GND

P +8

P-8

U SB_PWR

Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to

(4-pin CIR1)

connect the remote

(see p.2 No. 17)

controller receiver.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

GND

P RESENCE#

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(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

M IC_RET

panel audio cable that allows

OUT_RET

(see p.2 No. 20)

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

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O UT2_L

J _SENSE

O UT2_R

M IC2_R

M IC2_L

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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

8 / 8 64-bit / 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. 8)

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):

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 perform 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-

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tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep

state or powered off (S5).

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.

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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. 13)

Chassis Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

to the fan connectors and

(see p.2 No. 2)

match the black wire to the

ground pin. CHA_FAN2

supports fan speed control by

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

fan power voltage.

(see p.2 No. 14)

CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan

(3-pin CPU_FAN1)

cable to the connector and

(see p.2 No. 1)

match the black wire to the

ground pin. CPU_FAN1

supports fan speed control.

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ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

supply to this connector.

(see p.2 No. 7)

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Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,

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it can still work if 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.

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

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Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a

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(9-pin COM1)

serial port module.

(see p.2 No. 21)

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2.8 Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical

drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and

listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side

to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

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2.9 Installing Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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Vista

64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

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If you want to install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP

/ XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please

follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

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2.9.1 Installing Windows

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions

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If you want to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

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AHCI mode is not supported under Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE].

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STEP 2: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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2.9.2 Installing Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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Vista

64-bit Without RAID Functions

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If you want to install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS

on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below

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steps.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI].

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STEP 2: Install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on

your system.

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Using SATA / SATAII / STA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE].

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STEP 2: Install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on

your system.

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