ASRock E35LM1: Chapter 2: Installation

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 fi 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 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide

ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header.

Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock

Smart Remote.

Step1. Find the CIR header located next

to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock

USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black)

motherboard.

CIR header (4-pin, gray)

USB_PWR

Step2. Connect the front USB cable to the

P-

USB 2.0 header (as below, pin 1-5)

P+

GND

and the CIR header. Please make

DUMMY

sure the wire assignments and the

pin assignments are matched

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2

3

4

5

correctly.

GND

IRTX

IRRX

ATX+5VSB

Step3. Install

Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port.

Step4. Boot up your system. Press <F2> or <Del> to enter BIOS Setup Utility.

Make sure the option "CIR Controller" is setting at [Enabled].

(Advanced -> Super IO Confi guration -> CIR Controller -> [Enabled])

If you cannot fi nd this option, please shut down your system and install

Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the other front USB port then try again.

Step5. Enter Windows. Execute ASRock support CD and install CIR Driver. (It is

listed at the bottom of driver list.)

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3 CIR sensors in different angles

1. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When

the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB

function.

2. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver

is used for front USB only. Please do

not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel.

Multi-Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi-direction infrared

signals (top, down and front), which is compatible with most of

the chassis on the market.

3. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver

does not support Hot-Plug

function. Please install it before you boot the system.

* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to

ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com

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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.11, 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 fi nish updating the BIOS, you must boot

up the system fi rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac-

tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default profi 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.11, No. 12)

connectors support SATA data

(SATA3_2: see p.11, No. 10)

cables for internal storage

SATA3_2

SATA3_4

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

devices. The current SATA3

(SATA3_4: see p.11, 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 four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB6_7)

ports on the I/O panel, there

(see p.11 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)

USB_PWR

P-9

(see p.11 No. 18)

P+9

GND

DUMMY

1

GND

P+8

P-8

USB_PWR

Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to

(4-pin CIR1)

connect the remote

1

GND

(see p.11 No. 17)

controller receiver.

IRTX

IRRX

ATX+5VSB

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

GND

PRESENCE#

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

panel audio cable that allows

MIC_RET

OUT_RET

(see p.11 No. 20)

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

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OUT2_L

J_SENSE

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

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1. High Defi 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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TM

TM

For Windows

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.11 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 confi 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-

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.11 No. 13)

Chassis Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

to the fan connectors and

CHA_FAN_SPEED

+12V

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

(see p.11 No. 2)

match the black wire to the

GND

ground pin. CHA_FAN2

supports fan speed control by

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

fan power voltage.

(see p.11 No. 14)

CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan

(3-pin CPU_FAN1)

cable to the connector and

(see p.11 No. 1)

match the black wire to the

ground pin. CPU_FAN1

supports fan speed control.

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

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(24-pin ATXPWR1)

supply to this connector.

(see p.11 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

(9-pin COM1)

serial port module.

(see p.11 No. 21)

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2.8 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts AMD A50M chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3)

hard disks. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal stor-

age devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

2.9 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA3 in AHCI mode. AMD A50M

chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a

new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry

effort.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID confi guration, it is called “Hot

Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system

is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA3 HDD.

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2.10 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

Guide

This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD in

AHCI mode. Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully. Before

you process the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable

accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.

A. 7-pin SATA data cable

B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

SATA 7-pin

The SATA 15-pin power

1x4-pin conventional

connector

connector (Black) connect

power connector (White)

to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD

connect to power supply

Caution

1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot

Plug cannot be processed.

2. Even some SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power

connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE

1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is defi nitely not able to support

Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

1. Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which

supports SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug.

* The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the

chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug support

information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our

website: www.asrock.com

2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from

your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD, which cannot

support Hot Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.

3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is installed into system

properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is available on our support

website: www.asrock.com

4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our

motherboard package.

5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash

or data loss.

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How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper

procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end

Step 2

Connect SATA data cable to

(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable.

the motherboard’s SATAII / SATA3 connector.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin

power connector (White)

Step 4

Step 3

Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector

Connect SATA data cable to

(Black) end to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.

the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.

How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper

procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

Step 2

Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

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