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... of the software and utilities. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock H270M-ITX/ac Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor) • ASRock H270M-ITX/ac Quick Installation Guide • ASRock H270M-ITX/ac Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas (Optional) • 1 x Screw for purchasing ASRock H270M-ITX/ac motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control...
... of the software and utilities. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock H270M-ITX/ac Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor) • ASRock H270M-ITX/ac Quick Installation Guide • ASRock H270M-ITX/ac Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas (Optional) • 1 x Screw for purchasing ASRock H270M-ITX/ac motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control...
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... Max. English 2 capacity of system memory: 32GB • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 • 15μ Gold Contact in non- 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset • Mini-ITX Form Factor • Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/ Pentium...®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151) • Digi Power design • 6 Power Phase design • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology ...
... Max. English 2 capacity of system memory: 32GB • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 • 15μ Gold Contact in non- 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset • Mini-ITX Form Factor • Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/ Pentium...®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151) • Digi Power design • 6 Power Phase design • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology ...
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... HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. • Premium Blu-ray Audio support • Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps English 3 H270M-ITX/ac Graphics Audio * Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be...
... HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. • Premium Blu-ray Audio support • Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps English 3 H270M-ITX/ac Graphics Audio * Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be...
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...® I211V • Supports Wake-On-LAN • Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • Supports Dual LAN with Teaming • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE Wireless LAN • Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle) • Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac • Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) • Supports high speed wireless connections...
...® I211V • Supports Wake-On-LAN • Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • Supports Dual LAN with Teaming • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE Wireless LAN • Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle) • Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac • Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) • Supports high speed wireless connections...
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H270M-ITX/ac Connector • 1 x TPM Header • 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header • 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) * The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. • 1 x Chassis Optional/Water ... • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector • 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 (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI...
H270M-ITX/ac Connector • 1 x TPM Header • 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header • 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) * The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. • 1 x Chassis Optional/Water ... • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector • 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 (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI...
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... + BT Module (pre-installed Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160) English 11 H270M-ITX/ac 1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module This motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.0 module (pre-installed on the rear I/O ...functionality into the mobile devices. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy Technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for WiFi 802.11 a/b/ g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-touse wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to the environment. ...
... + BT Module (pre-installed Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160) English 11 H270M-ITX/ac 1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module This motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.0 module (pre-installed on the rear I/O ...functionality into the mobile devices. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy Technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for WiFi 802.11 a/b/ g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-touse wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to the environment. ...
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...+ motherboard. This USB P-3 USB_PWR 2.0 header can support two ports. This USB GND IntA_PB_DIntA_PB_D+ 3.0 header can support 1 two ports. USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB_3_4) (see p.7, No. 12) DUMMY GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR There is one USB2.0 GND header on this P+3 motherboard. H270M-ITX/ac Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0: see p.7, No. 8)...USB3_6_7) (see p.7, No. 16) SA TA3_5 SA TA3_4 SA TA3_3 SA TA3_1 SA TA3_2 SA TA3_0 These six SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices with up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. *If M2_1 is occupied by a SATAtype...
...+ motherboard. This USB P-3 USB_PWR 2.0 header can support two ports. This USB GND IntA_PB_DIntA_PB_D+ 3.0 header can support 1 two ports. USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB_3_4) (see p.7, No. 12) DUMMY GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR There is one USB2.0 GND header on this P+3 motherboard. H270M-ITX/ac Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0: see p.7, No. 8)...USB3_6_7) (see p.7, No. 16) SA TA3_5 SA TA3_4 SA TA3_3 SA TA3_1 SA TA3_2 SA TA3_0 These six SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices with up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. *If M2_1 is occupied by a SATAtype...
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... Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to OUT2_L. B. D. E. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to function correctly. Connect Ground (GND) to this header. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for the AC'97 audio panel. Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER1) (see p.7, No. 2) 1 ...2 3 4 English 24 If you use an AC'97 audio panel, please install it to MIC2_L. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to the ...
... Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to OUT2_L. B. D. E. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to function correctly. Connect Ground (GND) to this header. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for the AC'97 audio panel. Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER1) (see p.7, No. 2) 1 ...2 3 4 English 24 If you use an AC'97 audio panel, please install it to MIC2_L. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to the ...
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H270M-ITX/ac CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.7, No. 14) 1 GND Signal This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cove has been removed. Chassis Intrusion Header (2-pin CI1) (see p.7, No. 3) This motherboard... integrity. 25 English ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.7, No. 18) GND SERIRQ# S_PWRDWN# GND LAD1 LAD2 SMB_DATA_MAIN SMB_CLK_MAIN GND This connector supports Trusted GND +3VSB Platform Module (TPM) system, LAD0 which can securely store keys, +3V digital certificates, passwords, LAD3 PCIRST# and data. This feature ...
H270M-ITX/ac CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.7, No. 14) 1 GND Signal This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cove has been removed. Chassis Intrusion Header (2-pin CI1) (see p.7, No. 3) This motherboard... integrity. 25 English ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.7, No. 18) GND SERIRQ# S_PWRDWN# GND LAD1 LAD2 SMB_DATA_MAIN SMB_CLK_MAIN GND This connector supports Trusted GND +3VSB Platform Module (TPM) system, LAD0 which can securely store keys, +3V digital certificates, passwords, LAD3 PCIRST# and data. This feature ...
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M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Support List Vendor ADATA ADATA ADATA Crucial Crucial Intel Intel Intel Kingston Kingston OCZ Plextor Plextor Plextor Plextor Plextor Plextor Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung SanDisk ... TM8PS4256GMC105 TM4PS4256GMC105 TS256GMTS400 TS512GMTS600 TS512GMTS800 VLM100-120G-2280B-RD VLM100-240G-2280B-RD VSM100-240G-2280 English For the latest updates of M.2_SSD (NFGG) module support list, please visit our website for details: http://www.asrock.com 28
M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Support List Vendor ADATA ADATA ADATA Crucial Crucial Intel Intel Intel Kingston Kingston OCZ Plextor Plextor Plextor Plextor Plextor Plextor Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung SanDisk ... TM8PS4256GMC105 TM4PS4256GMC105 TS256GMTS400 TS512GMTS600 TS512GMTS800 VLM100-120G-2280B-RD VLM100-240G-2280B-RD VSM100-240G-2280 English For the latest updates of M.2_SSD (NFGG) module support list, please visit our website for details: http://www.asrock.com 28
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... Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the support CD driver page. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your computer. H270M-ITX/ac 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...
... Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the support CD driver page. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your computer. H270M-ITX/ac 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...
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... a few clicks. Double-click utility. Hot News: The hot news section displays the various latest news. With ASRock APP Shop, you can quickly and easily install various apps and support utilities. H270M-ITX/ac 3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop The ASRock Live Update & APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading software applications for your...
... a few clicks. Double-click utility. Hot News: The hot news section displays the various latest news. With ASRock APP Shop, you can quickly and easily install various apps and support utilities. H270M-ITX/ac 3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop The ASRock Live Update & APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading software applications for your...
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... In order for the USB ports to install Windows® 7 OS. 39 English Due to that fact that XHCI is not included in the ASRock Support CD or website) Scenarios You have an ODD and PS/2 ports: If there is an optical disc drive, PS/2 ports and PS/2 Keyboard or... • USB 3.0 drivers (included in the ASRock Support CD or website) • A Windows® PC • Win7 USB Patcher (included in the Windows 7 inbox drivers, users may find another computer and follow the instructions below and go ahead to install Windows® 7 OS. H270M-ITX/ac 3.4 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 ...
... In order for the USB ports to install Windows® 7 OS. 39 English Due to that fact that XHCI is not included in the ASRock Support CD or website) Scenarios You have an ODD and PS/2 ports: If there is an optical disc drive, PS/2 ports and PS/2 Keyboard or... • USB 3.0 drivers (included in the ASRock Support CD or website) • A Windows® PC • Win7 USB Patcher (included in the Windows 7 inbox drivers, users may find another computer and follow the instructions below and go ahead to install Windows® 7 OS. H270M-ITX/ac 3.4 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 ...
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Step 3 Select the "Win7 Folder" from Step1 by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below . Step 4 Select the "USB Driver Folder" by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below . If you are using ASRock's Support CD for the USB 3.0 driver, please select your system. Instructions Step 1 Insert the Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive to your CD-ROM. 40 English Step 2 Extract the tool (Win7 USB Patcher) and launch it.
Step 3 Select the "Win7 Folder" from Step1 by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below . Step 4 Select the "USB Driver Folder" by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below . If you are using ASRock's Support CD for the USB 3.0 driver, please select your system. Instructions Step 1 Insert the Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive to your CD-ROM. 40 English Step 2 Extract the tool (Win7 USB Patcher) and launch it.
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.... A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve performance. Intel Speed Shift Technology Enable/Disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU ratio will be lowered after a period of time. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology enables the...
.... A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve performance. Intel Speed Shift Technology Enable/Disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU ratio will be lowered after a period of time. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology enables the...
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4.6 Advanced Screen In this section may set to 1920 x 1080 if the monitor supports Full HD resolution. Full HD UEFI When [Auto] is selected, the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768. UEFI Configuration UEFI Setup Style Select the ... to 1024 x 768 directly. 54 English Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility. If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution, then the resolution will be set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI...
4.6 Advanced Screen In this section may set to 1920 x 1080 if the monitor supports Full HD resolution. Full HD UEFI When [Auto] is selected, the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768. UEFI Configuration UEFI Setup Style Select the ... to 1024 x 768 directly. 54 English Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility. If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution, then the resolution will be set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI...
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... State (C1E) for power saving. 55 English Package C State Support Enable CPU, PCIe, Memory, Graphics C State Support for lower power consumption. It is recommended to enable in each processor package. CPU C7 State Support Enable C7 sleep state for better power saving. 4.6.1 CPU Configuration H270M-ITX/ac Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to...
... State (C1E) for power saving. 55 English Package C State Support Enable CPU, PCIe, Memory, Graphics C State Support for lower power consumption. It is recommended to enable in each processor package. CPU C7 State Support Enable C7 sleep state for better power saving. 4.6.1 CPU Configuration H270M-ITX/ac Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to...
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... helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of TOLUD. PCIE ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for enhanced PCI Express power saving in OS. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for PCIE1. PCI Express Native Control Select Enable.... Set this item to Dynamic to allow TOLUD to adjust automatically based on the largest MMIO length of the installed graphic controller. 4.6.2 Chipset Configuration H270M-ITX/ac Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA.
... helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of TOLUD. PCIE ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for enhanced PCI Express power saving in OS. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for PCIE1. PCI Express Native Control Select Enable.... Set this item to Dynamic to allow TOLUD to adjust automatically based on the largest MMIO length of the installed graphic controller. 4.6.2 Chipset Configuration H270M-ITX/ac Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA.
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... option enables/disables the ASPM support for the onboard digital outputs. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically ...WiFi module's connectivity. IOAPIC 24-119 Entries Enables/Disables IOAPIC 24-119 Entries. DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the control of ASPM on CPU side of memory that is installed. PCH DMI ASPM... Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for power saving when the computer is installed. Share Memory Configure the size of the DMI ...
... option enables/disables the ASPM support for the onboard digital outputs. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically ...WiFi module's connectivity. IOAPIC 24-119 Entries Enables/Disables IOAPIC 24-119 Entries. DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the control of ASPM on CPU side of memory that is installed. PCH DMI ASPM... Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for power saving when the computer is installed. Share Memory Configure the size of the DMI ...
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...Technology. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. SATA Controller Speed Indicates the maximum speed the SATA controller can support. RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit. SATA Mode Selection AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA Aggressive Link Power ... during periods of inactivity to detect and report on various indicators of reliability. 60 English It is only supported by AHCI mode. 4.6.3 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. S.M.A.R.T stands for computer hard disk drives to...
...Technology. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. SATA Controller Speed Indicates the maximum speed the SATA controller can support. RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit. SATA Mode Selection AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA Aggressive Link Power ... during periods of inactivity to detect and report on various indicators of reliability. 60 English It is only supported by AHCI mode. 4.6.3 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. S.M.A.R.T stands for computer hard disk drives to...