ASRock E35LM1 R2.0: 2. Installation

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2. Installation

This is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, 

study the con

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 guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard 

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 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)

E35LM1 R2.0 

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 

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 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. 

notch

break

notch

break

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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) 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 

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 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 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)

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 

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 nish updating the BIOS, you must boot 

up the system 

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 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

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 le, 1394 

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

Clear CMOS

Default

If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please adjust

the BIOS option “Clear Status” to clear the record of previous chassis

 intrusion 

status.

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2.6 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_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.

Serial ATA (SATA) 

Either end of the SATA data  

Data Cable 

cable can be connected to the  

(Optional)

SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard   

disk or the SATA2 / SATA3 

connector on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 Headers 

Besides four default USB 2.0 

(9-pin USB6_7)

ports on the I/O panel, there   

(see p.2  No. 20)

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)

(see p.2  No. 19)

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USB_PWR

P-8

GND

DUMMY

USB_PWR

P+8

GND

P-9

P+9

SA

TA3_4

SA

TA3_2

SA

TA3_3

SA

TA3_1

Consumer Infrared Module Header 

This header can be used to    

(4-pin CIR1)

connect the remote   

(see  p.2  No. 18)

 controller 

receiver.

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J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

Front Panel Audio Header 

This is an interface for front 

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

panel audio cable that allows  

(see p.2  No. 21)

convenient connection and    

control of audio devices.

1. High De

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 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. 

         For Windows

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 XP / XP 64-bit OS:

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

         For Windows

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 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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 / Vista

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 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

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 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.

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Chassis Speaker Header   

Please connect the chassis    

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

speaker to this header.

(see p.2  No. 15)

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. 16)

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.

ATX Power Connector 

Please connect an ATX power 

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

supply to this connector. 

(see p.2  No. 7)

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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).

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.

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20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, 

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.

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Serial port Header 

This COM1 header supports a

(9-pin COM1)

serial port module. 

(see p.2  No. 22)

Chassis Intrusion Header   

This motherboard supports

(2-pin CI1)

CASE OPEN detection feature

(see p.2  No. 14)

that detects if the chassis cover

has been removed. This feature

requires a chassis with chassis

intrusion detection design.

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Signal

GND

2.7 Driver Installation Guide

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

drive 

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 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.

2.8 Installing Windows

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 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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/ 

      Vista

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

If you want to install Windows

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 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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 / Vista

TM

 64-bit / XP 

/ XP 64-bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below 

procedures according to the OS you install.

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2.8.1 Installing Windows

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 XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID 

         Functions 

If you want to install Windows

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 XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without 

RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI. 

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY        Advanced screen        Storage Con

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 guration.

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

STEP 2: Install Windows

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 XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

AHCI mode is not supported under Windows

®

 XP / XP 64-bit OS.

2.8.2 Installing Windows

®

 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM 

/ 

         Vista

TM 

64-bit Without RAID Functions 

If you want to install Windows

®

 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM

 64-bit OS 

on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI. 

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY        Advanced screen        Storage Con

fi

 guration.

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

STEP 2: Install Windows

®

 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM

 64-bit OS on 

               your system.

Using STA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI. 

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY        Advanced screen        Storage Con

fi

 guration.

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

STEP 2: Install Windows

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 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM

 64-bit OS on 

               your system.