IMB-140 User Manual Version 1.1 Published June 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Contents 1 Introduction......................................................... 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Package Contents.......................................................... Specifications.................................................................. Motherboard Layout........................................................ I/O Panel......................................................................... 5 6 9 10 2 Installation........................................................... 11 2.1 2.2 2.
Software Support................................................. 41 4.1 Install Operating System................................................. 41 4.2 Support CD Information.................................................. 4.2.1 Running Support CD............................................. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu......................................................... 4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 4.2.4 Contact Information...................................
Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock IMB-140 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. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and stepby-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Intel® Dual-Core Atom Processor D2550/N2600/N2800 - 1 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Southbridge: Intel® NM10 Express - 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max.
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line out/Microphone - 2 x SATA2 3.
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. 2. 3. 4.
1.3 Motherboard Layout 2 1 4 3 17.0cm (6.7 in) Ps2 Keyboard Ps2 Mouse DC12V1 CPU_FAN1 SET_CM1 17.0cm (6.7 in) 5 1 LVDS1 SET_CM2 COM COM Port B Port A 1 26 27 28 29 SET_CM3 HDMI1 RoHS USB 2.
1.4 I/O Panel 1 2 3 *4 *5 6 7 PS/2 Mouse Port Com Port A (COM1) VGA Port (VGA1) LAN RJ-45 Port LAN RJ-45 Port Line out (Green) Microphone (Pink) 8 9 10 11 12 13 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) HDMI Port (HDMI1) RJ-45 Com Port C (COM3) Com Port B (COM2) PS/2 Keyboard Port * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
Chapter 2: Installation This is a Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits 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 to secure the motherboard to the chassis.
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) IMB-140 motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO-DIMM slots. 1. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged. 2. Please install the memory module from DDR3_A2 slot for the first priority. Installing a SO-DIMM Please make sure to disconnect the power supply before adding or removing SO-DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Step 2.
2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Slot) There is 1 PCI slot on this motherboard. PCI slot: The PCI slot is used to install an expansion card that has 32-bit PCI interface. Installing an expansion card Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. 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.
2.5 Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub, LVDS and HDMI), you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D-Sub, LVDS and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that D-sub, LVDS and HDMI can drive same or different display contents. To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the steps below: 1.
HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function.
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. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) (see p.9, No. 16) Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS.
Panel BackLight PWR Setting (3-pin BKT_PWR1) 1-2: +5V. 2-3: +12V. (see p.9 No. 27) Bottom Side CF Card PWR Setting (3-pin JCFPWR1) 1-2: +3.3V. 2-3: +5V. (see p.9 No. 28) Panel Resolution Selection (12-pin JLVD_GPIO1) (see p.9 No. 29) SET COM Ports (10-pin SET_CM1,2) (see p.9 No. 1) (10-pin SET_CM4,5,6) (see p.9 No. 20) (5-pin SET_CM3) (see p.9 No. 30) 17 Reserved. Default set by BIOS.
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! SATA2 Connectors (SATA2_1: see p.9, No. 8) (SATA2_2: see p.9, No. 10) SATA2_1 SATA2_2 USB 2.0 Ports These two Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3.
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 system 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.
Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin CHA_FAN1) Please connect the fan cable to the fan connector and FAN_SPEED +12V GND (see p.9 No. 6) match the black wire to the ground pin. CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.9 No. 4) 4 3 2 Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin.
LVDS Con (40-pin LVDS1) (see p.9 No. 2) Output Power (4-pin SATA_PWR1) (see p.9 No. 7) 1: +5V 1 2 3 4 2, 3: GND 4. +12V Digital I/O Header PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name 1 Digital Output 0 2 Digital Input 0 (10-pin JGPIO1) 3 Digital Output 1 4 5 Digital Output 2 6 7 Digital Output 3 8 9 PWR 10 (see p.9 No. 13) Digital Input 1 Digital Input 2 Digital Input 3 GND Panel Brightness and Speaker Volume Control (7-pin BLT_VOL1) (see p.9 No.
RJ-45 COM Port C (8-pin COM Port C) 1: DCD# 2: RXD (see p.10 No.
2.8 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® NM10 Express chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATA2 hard disk.
2.10 SATA / SATA2 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATA2 HDDs in AHCI mode. Please read the operation guide below for Hot Plug feature carefully. Before you process SATA / SATA2 HDD Hot Plug, please check the cable accessories below 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) SATA 7-pin connector B.
How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 HDD: Points of attention, before you process Hot Plug: Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Plug. Improper procedures will cause the SATA / SATA2 HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Please connect a SATA power cable 1x4-pin end (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. Step 2 Connect the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA2 connector.
2.11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. 2.12 Installing Windows® 7 on SATA / SATA2 HDDs If you want to install Windows® 7 OS on your SATA / SATA2 HDDs, please follow the steps below.
Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.
3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Voltage Configuration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
3.3.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows® 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows® 7. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture.
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration Set Panel Type by Use this to configure Set Panel Type. The default value is [UEFI Setup]. Panel Type Selection Use this to select panel type. The default value is [1366x768/18-bit/1-ch/ LED]. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® certification.
3.3.3 Storage Configuration Onboard SATAII Mode Use this to select SATA2 mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature.
3.3.4 Super IO Configuration COM1 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM1. COM2 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM2. COM3 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM3. COM4 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM4. COM5 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM5. COM6 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM6. LPT1 Port Configuration Use this set parameters of the onboard parallel port.
3.3.5 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. S3 Video Repost Use this to enable/disable S3 Video Repost. The default value is [Enabled]. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
3.3.6 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. 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.
3.3.7 Voltage Configuration DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU_FAN1 Setting This allows you to set CPU_FAN1’s speed. Configuration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default value is [Full On]. CHA_FAN1 Setting This allows you to set CHA_FAN1’s speed.
3.5 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.
3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set, change or clear the supervisor/user password for the system.
3.7 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes.
Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 32-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features. 4.2.
