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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock H55M/USB3 Motherboard English Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 1156-Pin CPU Socket 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (Port 1), Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (Port 0), Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (Port 2), Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (Port 3), Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (Port 4), Blue) Intel H55 Chipset 64Mb SPI Flash USB_PWR3 Jumper USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, White) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Infrared Module Header (IR1) Print Port Header (LPT1, White) COM Port Header (COM1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) PCI Slot (PCI1) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, White) USB_PWR2 Jumper English 2 ASRock H55M/USB3 Motherboard Panel I/O Panel 1 2 3 *4 5 6 7 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) VGA/D-Sub Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) LAN RJ-45 Port Central / Bass (Orange) Rear Speaker (Black) Optical SPDIF Out Port Line In (Light Blue) ** 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Port (USB1) USB 3.0 Port (USB0) eSATAII Port (eSATAII_1) VGA/HDMI Port VGA/DVI-D Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Status SPEED LED Description ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Off No Link Blinking Data Activity On Link Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port ** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker (No. 9) (No. 6) 2 V -4 V V 6 V V 8 V V Central / Bass (No. 5) --V V Line In (No. 8) ---V To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "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. 3 ASRock H55M/USB3 Motherboard English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock H55M/USB3 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find 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 specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock H55M/USB3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.8-in, 24.4 cm x 22.4 cm) ASRock H55M/USB3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H55M/USB3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield English 4 ASRock H55M/USB3 Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.8-in, 24.4 cm x 22.4 cm - Solid Capacitor for CPU power - Supports Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium® G6950 Processors in LGA1156 Package - 4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Supports EM64T CPU - Intel® H55 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 4) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2600+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/ 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5) - Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (at x16 mode) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (2.5GT/s) - 1 x PCI slot * Requires a Processor with Intel® Graphics Technology - Intel® HD Graphics - Pixel Shader 4.0, DirectX 10 - Max. shared memory 1759MB (see CAUTION 7) - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI (see CAUTION 8) - Supports HDMI 1.3a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.3a (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 9) - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics * 5 ASRock H55M/USB3 Motherboard English Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O USB 3.0 Connector BIOS Feature - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Supports HDMI Audio with Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio (when Intel® CoreTM i5 600 series / i3 500 series / Pentium® G6950 CPU is installed) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 5 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATAII Connector - 1 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Port - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x USB 3.0 port by Fresco FL1000G, supports USB 3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 5 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 11) - 1 x IR header - 1 x Print Port header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 12) - 64Mb AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU VID, VCCM, SB, VTT, PCH PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment ASRock H55M/USB3 Motherboard English 6 Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 13) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 14) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 15) - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 16) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 17) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 18) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 19) - Good Night LED - Turbo 50 / Turbo 100 GPU Overclocking (Requires Processor with Intel® Graphics Technology) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 20) * 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 the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system 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. 7 ASRock H55M/USB3 Motherboard English CAUTION! 1. 2. 3. 4. Intel® CoreTM i3 and Pentium® G6950 processors do not support Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 39 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 21 for details. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 13 for proper installation. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. For those CPU that only support up to DDR3 1333, the XMP DDR3 1600 is supported through overclocking. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest information. You can choose to use two of the three monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time. Besides, with the DVIto-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the same features as HDMI port. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3 for proper connection. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 26 of "User Manual" in t ...