ASROCK FM2A55 Pro Manual de usuario
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FM2A55 Pro
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published November 2012
Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Disclaimer:
Specications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa-
tional use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed
as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or
omissions that may appear in this manual.
With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of
any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran-
ties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose.
In no event shall ASRock, its directors, ofcers, employees, or agents be liable for
any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for
loss of prots, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like),
even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from
any defect or error in the manual or product.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic
substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations
passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali-
fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”
ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com
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Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................ 5
1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5
1.2 Specications ............................................................................. 6
1.3 Unique Features ........................................................................ 9
1.4 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 13
1.5 I/O Panel .................................................................................. 14
2. Installation .................................................................. 15
Pre-installation Precautions ................................................................ 15
2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 16
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ...................................... 16
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 17
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) ........................... 18
2.5 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide ............ 19
2.6 Dual Graphics Operation Guide ................................................ 23
2.7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features ........................... 25
2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ................................. 28
2.9 Jumpers Setup ........................................................................... 30
2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors ....................................... 31
2.11 Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation ......................... 36
2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Serial ATA2 (SATA2)
HDDs ........................................................................................ 36
2.13 SATA2 HDD Hot Plug and Hot SwapFeature and Operation
Operation Guide ........................................................................ 37
2.14 Driver Installation Guide ............................................................ 39
2.15 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM
64-bit With RAID Functions ....................................................... 39
2.16 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM
64-bit Without RAID Functions .................................................. 40
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3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY .................................................. 41
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 41
3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ................................................................ 41
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................................... 42
3.2 Main Screen ............................................................................... 42
3.3 OC Tweaker Screen................................................................... 43
3.4 Advanced Screen ...................................................................... 46
3.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................... 47
3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration .............................................. 48
3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration ............................................. 49
3.4.4 Storage Conguration ...................................................... 50
3.4.5 Super IO Conguration .................................................... 51
3.4.6 ACPI Conguration .......................................................... 52
3.4.7 USB Conguration ........................................................... 54
3.5 Tool ............................................................................................ 55
3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................... 58
3.7 Boot Screen ............................................................................... 59
3.8 Security Screen ......................................................................... 61
3.9 Exit Screen ................................................................................ 62
4. Software Support ....................................................... 63
4.1 Install Operating System ............................................................ 63
4.2 Support CD Information ............................................................. 63
4.2.1 Running Support CD ....................................................... 63
4.2.2 Drivers Menu ................................................................... 63
4.2.3 Utilities Menu ................................................................... 63
4.2.4 Contact Information ......................................................... 63
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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A55 Pro motherboard, a reliable mother-
board produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers
excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to
quality and endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-
by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the conguration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might
be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated ver-
sion 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 specic information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock FM2A55 Pro Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
ASRock FM2A55 Pro Quick Installation Guide
ASRock FM2A55 Pro Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You...
To get better performance in Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM
/ VistaTM 64-bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage
Conguration to AHCI mode.
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1.2 Specications
Platform - ATX Form Factor
- All Solid Capacitor design
CPU - Support for Socket FM2 100W processors
- 4 + 1 Power Phase Design
- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology
- UMI-Link GEN2
Chipset - AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2)
Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Support DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered
memory (see CAUTION 1)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 2)
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
- Supports AMD Memory Prole (AMP)
Expansion Slot - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
(PCIE2 @ x16 mode; PCIE5 @ x4 mode)
- 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, CrossFireXTM and Dual
Graphics (see CAUTION 3)
Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 7000 graphics
- DirectX 11, Pixel Shader 5.0
- Max. shared memory 2GB
- Dual VGA Output: support DVI and D-Sub ports by
independent display controllers
- Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution up to
2560x1600 @ 75Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1600 @
60Hz
- Supports AMD Steady VideoTM: New video post processing
capability for automatic jutter reduction on home/online
video
- Supports HDCP function with DVI port
- 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
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- Supports LAN Cable Detection
- Supports Energy Efcient 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
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Connector - 6 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
- 1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
- 2 x Chassis Fan connectors (2 x 4-pin)
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 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
- DRAM, VDDP, VDDR Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome
Browser and Toolbar
Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing
Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
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OS - Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /
VistaTM 64-bit compliant
Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
* 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. Whether 1866/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends
on the CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1866/1600
memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the mem-
ory support list on our website for the compatible memory mod-
ules.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size
may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage un-
der Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-
bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast
RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.
3. For the discrete GPUs which support Dual Graphics technology,
please refer to http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/
dual-graphics/Pages/dual-graphics.aspx#3 for details.
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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to
ne-tune different system functions in a user-friendly interface,
which includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking,
OC DNA, IES and XFast RAM. 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
performance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as
a prole and share it with your friends. Your friends then can
load the OC prole to their own system to get the same OC set-
tings. In IES (Intelligent Energy Saver), the voltage regulator
can reduce the number of output phases to improve efciency
when the CPU cores are idle without sacricing computing per-
formance. In XFast RAM, it fully utilizes the memory space that
cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU.
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few
seconds, provides a much more efcient way to save energy,
time, money, and improves system running speed for your sys-
tem. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally
enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows®
to shorten boot up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specic timing
during the shutdown and startup process, Instant Boot allows
you to enter your Windows® desktop in a few seconds.
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash
ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update
system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS-
DOS or Windows®. With 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 compli-
cated ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or
hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.
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ASRock APP Charger
If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your
Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has
prepared a wonderful solution 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 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 mar-
velous charging experience.
ASRock XFast USB
ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor-
mance. The performance may depend on the properties of the
device.
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which
includes the benefits listed below. LAN Application Prioritiza-
tion: You can congure 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. Trafc
Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download si-
multaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status
window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are
transferring currently.
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into AS-
Rock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory
space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU.
ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously
visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. And it
also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. An-
other advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the
frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend
their lifespan.
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