ASROCK H67M-GE/THW, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 H67M GE THW User Manual Version 1 0 Published October 2010 Copyright 2010 ASRock INC All rights reserved ...

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Page 3: ...Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 33 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 33 2 14 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 34 2 15 Driver Installation Guide 36 2 16 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 36 2 16 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 36 2 16 2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System 37 2 16...

Page 4: ...idge Con guration 51 3 3 6 South Bridge Con guration 52 3 3 7 Storage Con guration 53 3 3 8 Super IO Con guration 54 3 3 9 Voltage Con guration 55 3 3 10 ACPI Con guration 56 3 3 11 USB Con guration 57 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 58 3 5 Boot Screen 59 3 6 Security Screen 60 3 7 Exit Screen 61 4 Software Support 62 4 1 Install Operating System 62 4 2 Support CD Information 62 4 2 1 ...

Page 5: ...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 H67M GE THW Motherboard Micro ...

Page 6: ... x PCI slot Graphics Requires a Processor with Intel Graphics Technology Intel HD Graphics 2000 3000 Pixel Shader 4 1 DirectX 10 1 Max shared memory 1759MB see CAUTION 4 Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI see CAUTION 5 Supports HDMI 1 4a Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DVI with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048...

Page 7: ...ID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions USB3 0 2 x Rear USB 3 0 ports by Etron EJ168A 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 by Etron EJ168A supports USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 3 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 2...

Page 8: ...rature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU or MB Temperature CPU Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CA...

Page 9: ...el 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 13 for proper connection 8 ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which is including Hardware 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 temp...

Page 10: ... puter 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 pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever ASRock website http www asrock com Feature App...

Page 11: ...all be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard 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 standby power ef ciency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more ...

Page 12: ...x1 Slot PCIE2 White 16 SATA2 Connector SATA2_4 Blue 34 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 Blue 17 System Panel Header PANEL1 White 35 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN2 18 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White 19 USB 3 0 Header USB_12_13 Light Blue Intel H67 H67M GE THW ATXPWR1 Designed in Taipei 24 4cm 9 6 in 24 4cm 9 6 in DDR3_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_B1 64 bit 240 pi...

Page 13: ...ble below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port 1 2 5 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 12 4 15 1 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 9 Front Speaker Lime 2 VGA D Sub Port 10 Microphone Pink 3 USB...

Page 14: ... your computer you will nd Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio ...

Page 15: ...wing 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 handl...

Page 16: ... Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the...

Page 17: ...nserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on lo...

Page 18: ...e heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_ FAN1 see page 12 No 2 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise ...

Page 19: ...lot White Slot 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the con guration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of blue slots DDR3_A1 and...

Page 20: ...tward 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...

Page 21: ...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 sl...

Page 22: ...ily enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This mother board 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 p...

Page 23: ... BIOS setup the default value of Onboard VGA Share Memory Auto will disable VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the...

Page 24: ...erefore 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 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 possi...

Page 25: ...lear 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 th...

Page 26: ...ernal SATA2_4 see p 12 No 16 storage devices The current SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATA3_0 see p 12 No 10 connectors support SATA data SATA3_1 see p 12 No 9 cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable ...

Page 27: ... 1 IRTX 5VSB DUMMY IRRX GND Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to 4 pin CIR1 connect the remote see p 12 No 24 controller receiver 1 ATX 5VSB IRTX GND IRRX 1 AFD ERROR PINIT GND SLIN STB SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 SPD3 SPD4 SPD5 SPD6 SPD7 ACK BUSY PE SLCT USB 3 0 Header Besides two default USB 3 0 19 pin USB_12_13 ports on the I O panel there is see p 12 No 19 one USB 3 0 header on this m...

Page 28: ...hen click FrontMic For Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 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 12 No 17 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 po...

Page 29: ...cting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables 3 pin CHA_FAN1 to the fan connectors and see p 12 No 8 match the black wire to the ground pin 3 pin CHA_FAN2 see p 12 No 35 3 pin PWR_FAN1 see p 12 No 1 CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan 4 pin C...

Page 30: ...is connector see p 12 No 3 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 8 5 4 1 8 5 4 1 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header providing 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI ...

Page 31: ...Panel to the drive bay with six chassis screws Prepare the bundled Front USB 3 0 Panel four HDD screws and six chassis screws Step 1 Step 2 Screw the 2 5 HDD SSD to the Front USB 3 0 Panel with four HDD screws The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3 0 Bracket Put the USB 3 0 cable and the rear USB 3 0 bracket together Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3 0 Panel Step 1 Step 2 Put the rear USB ...

Page 32: ... SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 11 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel H67 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage functions You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for in...

Page 33: ...t Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode Intel H67 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controll...

Page 34: ... interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD 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 o...

Page 35: ...SATA data cable to 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 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 ...

Page 36: ...o your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press F11 key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting...

Page 37: ...to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the oppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to con gure the RAID function you need to check the...

Page 38: ...orage Utility from the Start Menu and select Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive from the Actions menu This will activate the Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Click through the dialogs as prompted It s important to understand what will occur during the migration process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost 4 Once the migration is complete reboot the...

Page 39: ...older at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system After the installation of Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Rapid Storage Information for RAID con guration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to...

Page 40: ...be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install 2 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 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 2 17 1 Ins...

Page 41: ...ATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII STA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE STEP 2 Install Wind...

Page 42: ...ystem off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI feature...

Page 43: ...own to select items To change option for the selected items Enter To bring up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F9 To load optimal default values for all the settings F10 To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY ESC To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the s...

Page 44: ...lash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems rst like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility Please be note...

Page 45: ... does not support Intel SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequen...

Page 46: ...or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register The default value is Auto CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated Intel Virtualization Technology When thi...

Page 47: ...cs driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components This item will not be used under Windows VistaTM 7 OS because the driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory DVMT Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item Configuration options 128M...

Page 48: ...tion DIV 1S Integrated Clock Control options DIV 2S Integrated Clock Control options DIV3 Integrated Clock Control options DIV4 Integrated Clock Control options DIV 1NS Integrated Clock Control options DIV 2NS Integrated Clock Control options ...

Page 49: ...hange Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS Active Time tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting Min 1N Max 2N The default is Auto Write Recovery Time tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Ref...

Page 50: ...P Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Four Activate Window tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto Memory Power Down Mode Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode Configuration options Auto Slow and Fast The default value is Auto ...

Page 51: ... Onboard PCI Express and PCI The default value is PCI Onboard VGA Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto Con guration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled IGD Multi Monitor Use this to enable or disable IGD Multi Monito...

Page 52: ...o enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio feature ACPI HPET Table Use ...

Page 53: ...e does not have these advantages SATA Controller 0 Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Win dows XP VistaTM 7 is installed please select Enhanced SATA Controller 1 Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Win dows XP VistaTM 7 is installed please select Enhanced Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring ...

Page 54: ...ptions Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Con guration options Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard parallel port Change Settings Use this item to select an optional set...

Page 55: ...age Con guration options Auto 1 201V to 1 800V The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage Con guration options Auto 0 780V to 1 646V The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 548V to 2 310V The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage Con guration options Auto 0 815V to 1 634V The defau...

Page 56: ...em to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock...

Page 57: ...abled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowe...

Page 58: ...fault is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Power Fan Setting This allows you to set the power fan speed Con guration options Ful...

Page 59: ...If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Con guration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or ...

Page 60: ...60 3 6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it ...

Page 61: ...exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation User Default In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own r...

Page 62: ... ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the le ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to ac...

Page 63: ...CI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility Boot Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive You can also press F11 to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item UEFI xxx to boot 4 Start Windows installation 5 If you install Windows 7 64 bi...