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User Manual - Page 3
... 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 Dual Graphics Operation Guide 19
2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 21
2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 24
2.8 Jumpers Setup 26
2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 27
2.10 Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks...
User Manual - Page 4
...3.4.5 Super IO Configuration 48 3.4.6 ACPI Configuration 49 3.4.7 USB Configuration 51 3.4.8 Network Configuration 52 3.5 Tool 53 3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 55 3.7 Boot Screen 56 3.8 Security Screen 58 3.9 Exit Screen 60
4. Software Support 61
4.1 Install Operating System 61 4.2 Support CD Information 61 4.2.1 Running Support CD 61 4.2.2 Drivers Menu...
User Manual - Page 5
... Contents
ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 7.6-in, 22.6 cm x 19.3 cm)
ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Quick Installation Guide ASRock FM2A55M-DGS 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® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage...
User Manual - Page 7
... pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 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, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD...
User Manual - Page 10
...even supports continuous 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 marvelous charging experience.
ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device.
ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN...
User Manual - Page 11
... UEFI setup.
ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling "Dehumidifier Function". When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device...
User Manual - Page 19
... the default UEFI setting of "Dual Graphics" option on [Auto]. Step 2. Install one AMD RADEON HD7450/7470/7570/7670 PCI Express graphics
card to PCIE1 slot. Step 3. Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port. Please be noted that
the current VGA driver / VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from onboard display only. For any future update, please refer to...
User Manual - Page 22
... setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable 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 OS: Right click the desktop...
User Manual - Page 24
...Press or to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Make sure the option "CIR Controller" is setting at [Enabled]. (Advanced -> Super IO Configuration -> CIR Controller -> [Enabled])
If you cannot find this option, please shut down your system and install Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the other front USB port then try again.
Step5. Enter Windows. Execute ASRock support CD and install CIR Driver. (It is listed...
User Manual - Page 34
... supported under Windows® XP.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A.
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration.
Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS...
User Manual - Page 37
...BIOS setup less difficult but also a lot more amusing. 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...Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and ...
User Manual - Page 53
... the system time are required.
UEFI Download Utility Instant Flash
Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool, then you...
User Manual - Page 54
Internet Flash Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them without entering Windows OS. Please note that you must be running on a DHCP configured computer in order to enable this function.
Would you like to save current setting user defaults? In...
User Manual - Page 61
...-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 file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices...
User Manual - Page 66
16. Follow Windows® Installation Guide to install OS. If you install Windows® 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit in a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows® or install driver/ utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to following instructions to fix this problem. Windows® VistaTM 64-bit: Microsoft® does...
User Manual - Page 68
C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows® 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 thru this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows® 7 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454.
(This may take long time; >30 mins.) C. Reboot your system. (It may take about 5 mins to boot.) D. The...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
...in, 22.6 cm x 19.3 cm)
ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Quick Installation Guide ASRock FM2A55M-DGS 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® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the "User...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 9
...even supports continuous 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 marvelous charging experience.
ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device.
ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 10
... will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device. After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to "RAID", then you can start installing the OS in RAID mode.
10 ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Motherboard...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 20
... Guide
AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for you to configure RAID functions by using RAIDXpert RAID management software under Windows environment. The RAIDXpert software offers local and remote management and monitoring of all AMD SATA logical drives that exist anywhere on a network. Its browser-based GUI provides email notification of all major events/alarms, memory...