Q2900-ITX
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 5 1.4 I/O Panel 7 Chapter 2 Installation 9 2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 10 2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 12 2.3 Jumpers Setup 13 2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 14 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 18 3.1 Installing Drivers 18 3.2 A-Tuning 19 3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 21 3.4 ASRock Cloud 26 3.5 ASRock APP Shop 36 3.5.
.1 Introduction 45 4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 45 4.1.2 Navigation Keys 46 4.2 Main Screen 47 4.3 Advanced Screen 48 4.3.1 CPU Configuration 49 4.3.2 Chipset Configuration 51 4.3.3 Storage Configuration 53 4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 55 4.3.5 Super IO Configuration 56 4.3.6 ACPI Configuration 57 4.3.7 USB Configuration 59 4.3.8 Trusted Computing 60 4.4 Tools 61 4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 63 4.6 Security Screen 64 4.7 Boot Screen 65 4.
Q2900-ITX Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Q2900-ITX 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 contains the introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the software and utilities.
1.2 Specifications Platform • Mini-ITX Form Factor • All Solid Capacitor design • High Density Glass Fabric PCB CPU • Intel® Quad-Core Pentium® Processor J2900 (2.41 GHz) Memory • Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology • 2 x DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM Slots • Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory • Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION) * If only one SO-DIMM module is installed, please install it into DDR3_A1. Expansion Slot • 1 x PCI Express 2.
Q2900-ITX PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s Realtek RTL8111GR Supports Wake-On-WAN Supports Wake-On-LAN Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • Supports LAN Cable Detection • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE LAN • • • • • Rear Panel I/O • • • • • • • Storage • 2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug • 2 x SATA3 6.
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector • 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x USB 3.0 Header by ASMedia ASM1074 (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1.1 compliant wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2.3.
Q2900-ITX 1.3 Motherboard Layout 64Mb BIOS CPU_FAN1 MINI_PCIE1 RoHS USB1_2 Top: RJ-45 LAN 1 Super I/O USB3_1_2 Center: REAR SPK Top: CTR BASS Bottom: Optical SPDIF HD_AUDIO1 SATA3_A 2 SATA2_2 SATA3_A1 SATA2_1 1 PANEL1 PLED PWRBTN Center: FRONT Top: LINE IN Bottom: MIC IN 1 HDLED RESET COM1 TPMS1 LPT1 AUDIO CODEC 1 PCIE1 1 1 CLRCMOS1 1 CI1 1 SPEAKER1 1 English USB 3.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 Front USB 3.0 DDR3_B1 HDMI CMOS Battery USB 2.
No. Description English 6 1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 3 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 4 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2) 5 USB 3.
Q2900-ITX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 13 12 11 10 9 No. Description No. Description 1 PS/2 Mouse Port 8 Front Speaker (Lime)** 2 D-Sub Port 9 Microphone (Pink) 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_34) 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34) 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 HDMI Port 6 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 DVI-D Port 7 Line In (Light Blue) 14 PS/2 Keyboard Port English 1.
* There are two LEDs on the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port Activity / Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description Off Blinking On No Link Data Activity Link Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection ** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.
Q2900-ITX Chapter 2 Installation This is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. English • Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) This motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) SODIMM slots. If only one SO-DIMM module is installed, please install it into DDR3_ A1. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged. The SO-DIMM only fits in one correct orientation.
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2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard. Before installing an 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. PCIe slots: PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards. MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.
Q2900-ITX 2.3 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) (see p.5, No. 13) Default Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS.
2.4 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 to the motherboard. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.5, No. 7) PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND 1 GND RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below.
Q2900-ITX Serial ATA2 Connectors (SATA2_1: see p.5, No. 9) (SATA2_2: see p.5, No. 6) SATA2_2 SATA2_1 Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1: see p.5, No. 15) (SATA3_A2: see p.5, No. 16) SATA3_A2 SATA3_A1 USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB1_2) (see p.5, No. 4) USB_PWR PP+ 1 GND P+ PUSB_PWR IntA_P_D+ IntA_P_DGND IntA_P_SSTX+ IntA_P_SSTXGND IntA_P_SSRX+ IntA_P_SSRXVbus 1 ID Vbus IntA_P_SSRXIntA_P_SSRX+ GND IntA_P_SSTXIntA_P_SSTX+ GND IntA_P_DIntA_P_D+ Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p.5, No.
1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by the steps 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 the HD audio panel only.
Q2900-ITX Chassis Intrusion Header (2-pin CI1) (see p.5, No. 12) This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cove has been removed. This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. 1 GND S_PWRDWN# GND +3V LAD0 SERIRQ# LAD2 LAD1 LAD3 SMB_CLK_MAIN SMB_DATA_MAIN GND FRAME TPM Header (17-pin TPMS1) (see p.5, No. 10) PCICLK GND Signal Serial Port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.5, No.
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file “ASRSETUP.
Q2900-ITX 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM and a whole lot more. 3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support CD, A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well. After the installation, you will find the icon “A-Tuning“ on your desktop. Double-click the “A-Tuning“ icon, A-Tuning main menu will pop up. 3.2.
Tools Various tools and utilities. XFast RAM Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! Create a hidden partition, then assign which files should be stored in the RAM drive.
Q2900-ITX 3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology is a feature that periodically wakes your computer from Windows® sleep state to refresh email or social networking applications. It saves your waiting time and keeps the content always up-to-date. 3.3.1 System Requirements • Confirm whether your motherboard supports this feature. • Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8/7 (32- or 64-bit edition) • Set the SATA mode to AHCI.
3.3.2 Setup Guide Installing ASRock Smart Connect Utility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Smart Connect. Step 2 Once installed, run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows Start -> All Programs -> ASRock Utility.
Q2900-ITX Step 3 Click the Add button. Take Foxmail as an example, add Foxmail to the Application list. Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List, then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List. English Step 5 Click Apply to enable Smart Connect.
Step 6 Double-click the Intel® Smart Connect Technology Manager icon Windows system tray. in the Step 7 Drag the slider to configure how often the system will connect to the network to download updates. Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates, but may cause more power consumption. Using Smart Connect Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet and receive updates while the system is in sleep state running. Foxmail for instance, keep Foxmail running. 2.
Q2900-ITX 4. The system will wake up from sleep state periodically, and then start to update Foxmail. The screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage. Afterwards, the system will automatically return to sleep state again. Upon waking up the system, you will find the new mail that were sent to you during sleep state are already updated and ready to be read in Foxmail. English 5.
3.4 ASRock Cloud ASRock partners with to make your mobile devices connect to your PC seamlessly! Have you ever been in a situation where you emergently needed certain files in your computer, however the computer was gazillion miles away out of reach? ASRock Cloud includes several technologies and software solutions for remotely controlling your computer, even if the computer is in off mode.
Q2900-ITX 3.4.1 Realtek® Wake-On-WAN Realtek® Wake-On-WAN allows you to wake up and remote control your home computer from sleep or shutdown state. Before configuring this feature, verify the followings on your host computer: • Make sure that the "PCIE Devices Power On" is enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY > Advanced > ACPI Configuration. *The UEFI screen is for reference only. The actual screen may differ by model.
3.4.2 Configuring and Using Orbweb.ME Professional Orbweb.ME Professional is a remote control software allowing you to easily access and control the remote host installed with the Orbweb.ME Professional host software. Installing Orbweb.ME Professional on the Host Computer You can find the Orbweb.ME Professional host software in the Support CD or just download it from http://orbweb.me. Step 1 Click on the Orbweb.ME Professional installer package file to start installation.
Q2900-ITX Step 3 You will receive a verification email. Follow the steps in the email to verify your account. After verifying your account, you can access your PC through web browsers at http://orbweb.me. On the Account Verified page, if you click Go to My Computers, you will see the Orbweb. ME portal page as a client. Setting Up Shared Folders on Host Computer Step 1 Double-click the Orbweb.ME Professional icon on your desktop.
REMOTE ACCESS FROM A CLIENT DEVICE The lastest version of Java is required to be installed to use the Remote Desktop and Xplorer functions. Using Remote Wake-Up Remote Wake-Up allows you to remotely put your host computer to sleep and wake your host computer up from a client device. If you use a motherboard with dual LAN ports, please disable one of the LAN ports to use the Remote Wake-Up function.
Q2900-ITX Step 4 Click and power options appear. Click to select Restart, Sleep or Shut Down. Select Restart from the options to restart your host computer remotely. When you select Sleep or Shut Down, if the host device is WOW(Wake-On-Wan) compatible, you can put your host computer to sleep (S3/S4) or shut down your host computer (S5) remotely. The host status in the Status column shows offline and ready to be awaked and the power option shows wakable To wake up the computer, click . .
Please be noted that if the host device is not WOW compatible, the host status icon will turn offline and the power option icon will dissappear. You have to physically wake up computer in order to bring power option icon back to online. Using Remote Desktop Remote Desktop allows you to remotely access your host computer from a client device. For Windows PC users: Step 1 Go to Orbweb.ME portal login page: http://orbweb.me Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password.
Q2900-ITX For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users: Download and install “Orbweb.ME Professional” app from the App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android). Step 1 Tap the “Orbweb.ME Professional” app icon to launch it. Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password. Step 3 Tap the host computer name that you want to access under the Remote Desktop section. Step 4 English Enter the Windows password to log in and you will see the desktop of your host computer.
Using Xplorer Xplorer allows you to remotely access documents on your host computer from a client device. For Windows PC users: Step 1 Go to Orbweb.ME portal login page: http://orbweb.me Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password. Step 3 Click the Connect icon . Step 4 Click on Xplorer. Step 5 Root directory displays. Click on a folder name to open the folder. Step 6 English Click on a file name to preivew the file. You can also delete, rename, move, and copy a selected file.
Q2900-ITX For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users: Download and install “Orbweb.ME Professional” app from the App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android). Step 1 Tap the “Orbweb.ME Professional” app icon to launch it. Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password. Step 3 Tap the Connect icon . Step 4 Tap a folder name under the Xplorer section and you can see the files in this folder. Tap a file name to preivew the file. English You can also delete, rename, move, and copy a selected file.
3.5 ASRock APP Shop The ASRock APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading software applications for your ASRock computer. You can install various apps and support utilities quickly and easily, and optimize your system and keep your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks. Double-click on your desktop to access ASRock APP Shop utility. *You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop. 3.5.
Q2900-ITX 3.5.2 Apps When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on screen for you to download. Installing an App Step 1 Find the app you want to install. The most recommended app appears on the left side of the screen. The other various apps are shown on the right. Please scroll up and down to see more apps listed. You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or not. - The red icon displays the price or "Free" if the app is free of charge.
Step 3 If you want to install the app, click on the red icon to start downloading. Step 4 When installation completes, you can find the green "Installed" icon appears on the upper right corner. English To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon *The trash icon may not appear for certain apps. 38 .
Q2900-ITX Upgrading an App You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an available new version for your app, you will find the mark of "New Version" appears below the installed app icon. Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more details. Step 2 to start upgrading.
3.5.3 BIOS & Drivers Installing BIOS or Drivers When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon. Step 1 Please check the item information before update. Click on Step 2 Click to select one or more items you want to update. Step 3 Click Update to start the update process. English 40 to see more details.
Q2900-ITX 3.5.4 Setting English In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server location, and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows startup.
3.6 Start8 For those Windows 8 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an ideal solution that brings back the familiar Start Menu along with added customizations for greater efficiency. 3.6.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8. 3.6.2 Configuring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. Then select the theme of the Start Menu and customize the style of the Start icon.
Q2900-ITX Configure Configure provides configuration options, including icon sizes, which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used apps, the functionality of the power button, and more.
Control lets you configure what a click on the start button or a press on the Windows key does. Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop. It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode and bypass the Metro user interface. About Displays information about Start8.
Q2900-ITX Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing or right after you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis.
4.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press to get into the sub screen. You can also use the mouse to click your required item. Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key.
Q2900-ITX 4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and English display the system overview.
4.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Intel® Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.
Q2900-ITX 4.3.1 CPU Configuration Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation. CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently requested cache line. Enable for better performance. Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems.
Q2900-ITX 4.3.2 Chipset Configuration DRAM Voltage Use this to configure DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. Share Memory Configure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio.
Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE1. Deep S5 Configure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down. Restore on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. If [Power Off] is selected, the power will remain off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the system will start to boot up when the power recovers.
Q2900-ITX 4.3.3 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode Selection IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. 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.
ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance.
Q2900-ITX 4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology English Intel® Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. while the computer is in sleep mode.
4.3.5 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Enable or disable the Serial port 1. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port. Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port. Device Mode Select the device mode according to your connected device.
Q2900-ITX 4.3.6 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PS/2 Keyboard. PCIE Device Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PCIE device and enable wake on LAN.
USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller. USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse.
Q2900-ITX 4.3.7 USB Configuration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB ports. USB 3.0 Controller Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports. Legacy USB Support English Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux operating systems only.
4.3.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.
Q2900-ITX 4.4 Tools Instant Flash Save UEFI files in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in your USB English pen drive before using this function.
Network Configuration Use this to configure internet connection settings for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI firmware.
Q2900-ITX 4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen This section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. CPU Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.
4.6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. You may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password. User Password Set or change the password for the user account. Users are unable to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility.
Q2900-ITX 4.7 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot from an USB storage device. Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.
Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages. AddOn ROM Display Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM messages or configure the AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) CSM Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless you’re running a WHCK test.
Q2900-ITX 4.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes.
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