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...errors or omissions that may be constructed as a commitment by the California Legislature. This device complies with Part 15 of ASRock Inc. CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this device must accept any defect or error in Perchlorate Best Management... Practices (BMP) regulations passed by ASRock. "Perchlorate Material-special handling may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in the documentation or product. Operation is subject ...
...errors or omissions that may be constructed as a commitment by the California Legislature. This device complies with Part 15 of ASRock Inc. CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this device must accept any defect or error in Perchlorate Best Management... Practices (BMP) regulations passed by ASRock. "Perchlorate Material-special handling may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in the documentation or product. Operation is subject ...
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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 8 2.1 Installing the CPU 9 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 12 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 13 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots... 3 Software and Utilities Operation 22 3.1 Installing Drivers 22 3.2 A-Tuning 23 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 29 3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 34 3.5 ASRock Cloud 39 3.6 ASRock APP Shop 49 3.6.1 UI Overview 49 3.6.2 Apps 50 3.6.3 BIOS & Drivers 53
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 8 2.1 Installing the CPU 9 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 12 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 13 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots... 3 Software and Utilities Operation 22 3.1 Installing Drivers 22 3.2 A-Tuning 23 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 29 3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 34 3.5 ASRock Cloud 39 3.6 ASRock APP Shop 49 3.6.1 UI Overview 49 3.6.2 Apps 50 3.6.3 BIOS & Drivers 53
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... modifications of this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of this motherboard, please visit our website for purchasing ASRock B85M-DGS motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock B85M-DGS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor) • ASRock B85M-DGS Quick Installation Guide • ASRock B85M-DGS Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) •...
... modifications of this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of this motherboard, please visit our website for purchasing ASRock B85M-DGS motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock B85M-DGS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor) • ASRock B85M-DGS Quick Installation Guide • ASRock B85M-DGS Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) •...
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1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 PS2 Keyboard/ Mouse ATX12V1 PWR_FAN1 B85M-DGS DVI1 AT X P W R 1 DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC ... 6 7 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 USB 3.0 T: USB0 8 B: USB1 USB3_2_3 1 Front USB 3.0 9 USB 2.0 T: USB2 Top: RJ-45 CLRCMOS1 1 B: USB3 CMOS Battery LAN B85M-DGS 10 PCI Express 3.0 11 PCIE1 Audio CODEC Super I/O RoHS CHA_FAN1 HD_AUDIO1 1 CI1 1 COM1 1 PCIE2 32Mb BIOS LPT1 1 SPEAKER1 1 USB4_5 1 USB6_7 1 1 Intel B85 TPMS1 PANEL1...
1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 PS2 Keyboard/ Mouse ATX12V1 PWR_FAN1 B85M-DGS DVI1 AT X P W R 1 DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC ... 6 7 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 USB 3.0 T: USB0 8 B: USB1 USB3_2_3 1 Front USB 3.0 9 USB 2.0 T: USB2 Top: RJ-45 CLRCMOS1 1 B: USB3 CMOS Battery LAN B85M-DGS 10 PCI Express 3.0 11 PCIE1 Audio CODEC Super I/O RoHS CHA_FAN1 HD_AUDIO1 1 CI1 1 COM1 1 PCIE2 32Mb BIOS LPT1 1 SPEAKER1 1 USB4_5 1 USB6_7 1 1 Intel B85 TPMS1 PANEL1...
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... any components, place them on a carpet. Doing so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard components. • In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard's components, NEVER place your chassis to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded ... not overtighten the screws! Pre-installation Precautions Take note of your motherboard directly on a grounded anti-static pad or in the bag that the motherboard fits into it. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the following precautions before installing or removing ...
... any components, place them on a carpet. Doing so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard components. • In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard's components, NEVER place your chassis to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded ... not overtighten the screws! Pre-installation Precautions Take note of your motherboard directly on a grounded anti-static pad or in the bag that the motherboard fits into it. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the following precautions before installing or removing ...
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The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service. 11 English B85M-DGS Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed.
The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service. 11 English B85M-DGS Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed.
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It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs. 2. For dual channel configuration, ... a DDR or DDR2 memory module into the slot at incorrect orientation. 13 English The DIMM only fits in one memory module installed. 3. otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged. B85M-DGS 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. 1.
It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs. 2. For dual channel configuration, ... a DDR or DDR2 memory module into the slot at incorrect orientation. 13 English The DIMM only fits in one memory module installed. 3. otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged. B85M-DGS 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. 1.
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Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Before installing an expansion card, please make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation. PCIe slots: PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width graphics cards. 15 English PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. B85M-DGS 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Before installing an expansion card, please make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation. PCIe slots: PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width graphics cards. 15 English PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. B85M-DGS 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
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... sleep state. HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis to the motherboard. The front panel design may configure the way to the pin assignments below. B85M-DGS 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are matched correctly. You may differ by chassis. Note the...
... sleep state. HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis to the motherboard. The front panel design may configure the way to the pin assignments below. B85M-DGS 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are matched correctly. You may differ by chassis. Note the...
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...) (see p.5, No. 21) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L This header is one header on this motherboard. Each USB 3.0 header can support two ports. English 18 USB 2.0 Headers (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.5, No. 16) (9-pin...IntA_PA_DIntA_PA_D+ Vbus IntA_PB_SSRXIntA_PB_SSRX+ GND IntA_PB_SSTXIntA_PB_SSTX+ GND IntA_PB_DIntA_PB_D+ Dummy 1 Besides two USB 3.0 ports on the I /O panel, there are two headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two ports. Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0: see p.5, No. 8) (SATA3_1: see p.5, No. 9) (SATA3_2: ...
...) (see p.5, No. 21) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L This header is one header on this motherboard. Each USB 3.0 header can support two ports. English 18 USB 2.0 Headers (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.5, No. 16) (9-pin...IntA_PA_DIntA_PA_D+ Vbus IntA_PB_SSRXIntA_PB_SSRX+ GND IntA_PB_SSTXIntA_PB_SSTX+ GND IntA_PB_DIntA_PB_D+ Dummy 1 Besides two USB 3.0 ports on the I /O panel, there are two headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two ports. Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0: see p.5, No. 8) (SATA3_1: see p.5, No. 9) (SATA3_2: ...
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... No. 17) (3-pin PWR_FAN1) (see p.5, No. 3) CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.5, No. 5) 12 24 1 13 This motherboard provides a 24-pin ATX power connector. B. You don't need to Ground (GND). ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.5, No. 1)...supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to OUT2_L. GND +12V FAN_SPEED 1 GND This motherboard pro- 2 +12V 3 FAN_SPEED vides a 4-Pin CPU fan 4 FAN_SPEED_CONTROL (Quiet Fan) connector. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to...19 English To activate the front mic, go to this header. B85M-DGS 1.
... No. 17) (3-pin PWR_FAN1) (see p.5, No. 3) CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.5, No. 5) 12 24 1 13 This motherboard provides a 24-pin ATX power connector. B. You don't need to Ground (GND). ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.5, No. 1)...supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to OUT2_L. GND +12V FAN_SPEED 1 GND This motherboard pro- 2 +12V 3 FAN_SPEED vides a 4-Pin CPU fan 4 FAN_SPEED_CONTROL (Quiet Fan) connector. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to...19 English To activate the front mic, go to this header. B85M-DGS 1.
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... Port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.5, No. 13) 1 PCICLK FRAME PCIRST# LAD3 +3V LAD0 +3VSB GND GND SMB_CLK_MAIN SMB_DATA_MAIN LAD2 LAD1 GND S_PWRDWN# SERIRQ# GND This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cove has been removed. RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 1 RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 This COM1...
... Port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.5, No. 13) 1 PCICLK FRAME PCIRST# LAD3 +3V LAD0 +3VSB GND GND SMB_CLK_MAIN SMB_DATA_MAIN LAD2 LAD1 GND S_PWRDWN# SERIRQ# GND This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cove has been removed. RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 1 RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 This COM1...
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Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software that enhance the motherboard's features. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your computer. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system .... "KB2720599": http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720599/en-us 22 English 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 the...
Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software that enhance the motherboard's features. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your computer. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system .... "KB2720599": http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720599/en-us 22 English 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 the...
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... on the health status icon to configure settings for an alert to be triggered. 25 English B85M-DGS FAN-Tastic Tuning Configure up to dampness. HDD, SSD and optical disk drives are all supported. Dehumidifier Prevent motherboard damages due to five different fan speeds using the graph. Disk Health Report Disk Health Report...
... on the health status icon to configure settings for an alert to be triggered. 25 English B85M-DGS FAN-Tastic Tuning Configure up to dampness. HDD, SSD and optical disk drives are all supported. Dehumidifier Prevent motherboard damages due to five different fan speeds using the graph. Disk Health Report Disk Health Report...
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...\services\ msahci in Windows 8/7, type "Regedit" into 0. B85M-DGS 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Rapid Start Technology enables your system is not in AHCI mode, please follow the instructions below. If Windows 8.1/8/7 is in sleep mode. 3.3.1 System Requirements • Confirm whether your motherboard supports this feature. • Operating system: Microsoft Windows...
...\services\ msahci in Windows 8/7, type "Regedit" into 0. B85M-DGS 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Rapid Start Technology enables your system is not in AHCI mode, please follow the instructions below. If Windows 8.1/8/7 is in sleep mode. 3.3.1 System Requirements • Confirm whether your motherboard supports this feature. • Operating system: Microsoft Windows...
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... installed under IDE mode, directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8/7 to AHCI. Press Win + R simultaneously in Windows Registry Editor. If your motherboard supports this feature. • Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8.1/8/7 (32- or 64-bit edition) • Set the SATA mode to crash while booting. Please backup any...
... installed under IDE mode, directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8/7 to AHCI. Press Win + R simultaneously in Windows Registry Editor. If your motherboard supports this feature. • Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8.1/8/7 (32- or 64-bit edition) • Set the SATA mode to crash while booting. Please backup any...
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... Windows 8.1 / 7. 39 English This motherboard supports Wake-On-WAN with the onboard Realtek® LAN, so you emergently needed certain files in your computer, however the computer was gazillion miles away out of it remotely with a Realtek® LAN chip, ASRock Cloud allows users to remotely wake up... then use Orbweb.ME Professional to your PC seamlessly! You will be able to power your PC on or turn it off mode. B85M-DGS 3.5 ASRock Cloud ASRock Cloud makes your mobile devices connect to remotely wake up and control their computers via the internet by using a secondary device, such as...
... Windows 8.1 / 7. 39 English This motherboard supports Wake-On-WAN with the onboard Realtek® LAN, so you emergently needed certain files in your computer, however the computer was gazillion miles away out of it remotely with a Realtek® LAN chip, ASRock Cloud allows users to remotely wake up... then use Orbweb.ME Professional to your PC seamlessly! You will be able to power your PC on or turn it off mode. B85M-DGS 3.5 ASRock Cloud ASRock Cloud makes your mobile devices connect to remotely wake up and control their computers via the internet by using a secondary device, such as...
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For Windows PC users: Step 1 Go to Connect / Gray Online / Blue Wakable / Red 43 If you use a motherboard with your host computer up from the list by the computer name you to remotely put your host computer to sleep and wake your Orbweb.... to use the Remote Wake-Up function. Using Remote Wake-Up Remote Wake-Up allows you give. Step 3 Find the host computer from a client device. B85M-DGS REMOTE ACCESS FROM A CLIENT DEVICE The lastest version of the LAN ports to use the Remote Desktop and Xplorer functions. To do so, go to...
For Windows PC users: Step 1 Go to Connect / Gray Online / Blue Wakable / Red 43 If you use a motherboard with your host computer up from the list by the computer name you to remotely put your host computer to sleep and wake your Orbweb.... to use the Remote Wake-Up function. Using Remote Wake-Up Remote Wake-Up allows you give. Step 3 Find the host computer from a client device. B85M-DGS REMOTE ACCESS FROM A CLIENT DEVICE The lastest version of the LAN ports to use the Remote Desktop and Xplorer functions. To do so, go to...
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... contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected the information panel below displays the relative information. B85M-DGS 3.6 ASRock APP Shop The ASRock APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading software applications for your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks. You can install various apps and support utilities quickly...
... contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected the information panel below displays the relative information. B85M-DGS 3.6 ASRock APP Shop The ASRock APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading software applications for your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks. You can install various apps and support utilities quickly...
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...Turbo Load optimized CPU and GPU OC settings. Load Optimized GPU OC Setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. B85M-DGS Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may ...cause damage to overclock their non Z87 chipset motherboards. Non-Z OC Non-Z OC allows users with a K-Series Haswell processor to your own risk and expense. It should be done at your...
...Turbo Load optimized CPU and GPU OC settings. Load Optimized GPU OC Setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. B85M-DGS Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may ...cause damage to overclock their non Z87 chipset motherboards. Non-Z OC Non-Z OC allows users with a K-Series Haswell processor to your own risk and expense. It should be done at your...