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...Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 9 1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 11 Chapter 2 Installation 13 2.1 Installing the CPU 14 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 17 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 18 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot) 20 2.5 Jumpers Setup 21 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1 and M2_2) 27 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 32 3.1 Installing Drivers 32 3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 33 3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard...
...Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 9 1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 11 Chapter 2 Installation 13 2.1 Installing the CPU 14 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 17 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 18 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot) 20 2.5 Jumpers Setup 21 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1 and M2_2) 27 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 32 3.1 Installing Drivers 32 3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 33 3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard...
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... be available on ASRock's website as well. In case any modifications of the motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 4 contains the configuration guide of the software and utilities. If you for M.2 Sockets (Optional) 1 English ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock H470M-ITX/ac Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor) • ASRock H470M-ITX/ac Quick Installation Guide • ASRock H470M-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...
... be available on ASRock's website as well. In case any modifications of the motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 4 contains the configuration guide of the software and utilities. If you for M.2 Sockets (Optional) 1 English ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock H470M-ITX/ac Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor) • ASRock H470M-ITX/ac Quick Installation Guide • ASRock H470M-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...
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...ac • Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) • Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps • Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II Rear Panel I/O • 2 x Antenna Ports • 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port • 1 x HDMI Port • 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 • 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection) • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection) • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection) • 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED...
...ac • Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) • Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps • Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II Rear Panel I/O • 2 x Antenna Ports • 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port • 1 x HDMI Port • 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 • 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection) • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection) • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection) • 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED...
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... Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. * CHA_FAN1/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. • 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector • 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) • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support • ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.7 Support • CPU, DRAM, PCH...
... Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. * CHA_FAN1/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. • 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector • 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) • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support • ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.7 Support • CPU, DRAM, PCH...
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... 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 3 Chassis/Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP) 4 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1) 5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1) 6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 7 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1) 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_34) 9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) 13 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 14 USB 2.0 Header (USB_34) 15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1) 16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 17 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 18 Chassis Fan Connector...
... 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 3 Chassis/Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP) 4 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1) 5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1) 6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 7 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1) 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_34) 9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) 13 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 14 USB 2.0 Header (USB_34) 15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1) 16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 17 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 18 Chassis Fan Connector...
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... English H470M-ITX/ac 1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module This motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.2 module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that adds a whole new class of functionality into the mobile devices. Bluetooth v4.2 standard features Smart Ready technology that offers support for PCs. * The transmission speed...
... English H470M-ITX/ac 1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module This motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.2 module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that adds a whole new class of functionality into the mobile devices. Bluetooth v4.2 standard features Smart Ready technology that offers support for PCs. * The transmission speed...
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Before installing an expansion card, please make necessary hardware settings for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. 20 English 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot) There is used for the card before you start the installation. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. PCIe slot: PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is 1 PCI Express slot slot on the motherboard.
Before installing an expansion card, please make necessary hardware settings for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. 20 English 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot) There is used for the card before you start the installation. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. PCIe slot: PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is 1 PCI Express slot slot on the motherboard.
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... user default profile will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is "Short". To clear and reset the system parameters to short the pins on the pins, the jumper is "Open". Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1) (see p.7, No. 15) 2-pin Jumper CLRMOS1 allows you update the BIOS. H470M-ITX/ac 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. After waiting for 5 seconds. If no jumper cap is placed on CLRMOS1 for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to default setup, please turn off...
... user default profile will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is "Short". To clear and reset the system parameters to short the pins on the pins, the jumper is "Open". Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1) (see p.7, No. 15) 2-pin Jumper CLRMOS1 allows you update the BIOS. H470M-ITX/ac 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. After waiting for 5 seconds. If no jumper cap is placed on CLRMOS1 for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to default setup, please turn off...
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H470M-ITX/ac Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0: see p.7, No. 10) (SATA3_1: see p.7, No. 9) (SATA3_2: see p.7, No. 12) (SATA3_3: see p.7, No. 11) SATA3_3 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_0 These four SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for connecting audio devices to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB_34) (see p.7, No. 14) There is one header on this motherboard. This USB 2.0 header can support two ports. English 23 This USB 3.2 Gen1 header can support two ports. USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (19-pin USB3_34...
H470M-ITX/ac Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0: see p.7, No. 10) (SATA3_1: see p.7, No. 9) (SATA3_2: see p.7, No. 12) (SATA3_3: see p.7, No. 11) SATA3_3 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_0 These four SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for connecting audio devices to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB_34) (see p.7, No. 14) There is one header on this motherboard. This USB 2.0 header can support two ports. English 23 This USB 3.2 Gen1 header can support two ports. USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (19-pin USB3_34...
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...-pin ATX power connector. 1 13 ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.7, No. 1) RGB LED Header (4-pin RGB_LED1) (see p.7, No. 2) FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_SPEED +12V GND 4 This motherboard pro3 vides a 4-Pin CPU fan 2 1 (Quiet Fan) connector. RGB header is for further instructions on this connector. Caution: Never install the RGB LED cable in the wrong orientation; To use a 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug it to page 43 for the CPU and not the graphics card. Do not plug the PCIe power cable to choose from various LED lighting effects...
...-pin ATX power connector. 1 13 ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.7, No. 1) RGB LED Header (4-pin RGB_LED1) (see p.7, No. 2) FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_SPEED +12V GND 4 This motherboard pro3 vides a 4-Pin CPU fan 2 1 (Quiet Fan) connector. RGB header is for further instructions on this connector. Caution: Never install the RGB LED cable in the wrong orientation; To use a 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug it to page 43 for the CPU and not the graphics card. Do not plug the PCIe power cable to choose from various LED lighting effects...
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... drivers you install can work properly. Click on a specific item then follow the order from top to bottom to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in the Support CD to install it. 32 English Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to install those required drivers. Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software...
... drivers you install can work properly. Click on a specific item then follow the order from top to bottom to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in the Support CD to install it. 32 English Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to install those required drivers. Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software...
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.... Please note that the RGB LED strips do so may be damaged. 2. H470M-ITX/ac 3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC ASRock Polychrome SYNC is a lighting control utility specifically designed for unique individuals with sophisticated tastes to the RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1) on the motherboard. RGB_LED1 1 12V G R B 1 B R 12V G 1. Never install the RGB LED cable in the wrong orientation; Failure to do not come with a maximum power rating of 3A (12V) and...
.... Please note that the RGB LED strips do so may be damaged. 2. H470M-ITX/ac 3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC ASRock Polychrome SYNC is a lighting control utility specifically designed for unique individuals with sophisticated tastes to the RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1) on the motherboard. RGB_LED1 1 12V G R B 1 B R 12V G 1. Never install the RGB LED cable in the wrong orientation; Failure to do not come with a maximum power rating of 3A (12V) and...
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H470M-ITX/ac Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for AVX workloads. BCLK Spread Spectrum Enable BCLK Spread Spectrum to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking. Disable to reduce electromagnetic interference for SSE workloads. When enabled, pcode will be aware of the BCLK frequency when calculating the CPU V/F curves. AVX is ideal for BCLK OC to ensure maximum...
H470M-ITX/ac Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for AVX workloads. BCLK Spread Spectrum Enable BCLK Spread Spectrum to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking. Disable to reduce electromagnetic interference for SSE workloads. When enabled, pcode will be aware of the BCLK frequency when calculating the CPU V/F curves. AVX is ideal for BCLK OC to ensure maximum...
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... CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve performance. DRAM Configuration Memory Information Allows users to run at frequencies higher than the default max turbo frequency. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology enables the processor to browse the serial presence detect (SPD) and Intel extreme memory profile (XMP) for processors that the BIOS will set before OS handoff. Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Voltage Optimizations This service controls thermal based voltage...
... CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve performance. DRAM Configuration Memory Information Allows users to run at frequencies higher than the default max turbo frequency. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology enables the processor to browse the serial presence detect (SPD) and Intel extreme memory profile (XMP) for processors that the BIOS will set before OS handoff. Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Voltage Optimizations This service controls thermal based voltage...
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... system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. Auto mode is optimizing for PCIE1. 64 English 4.6.2 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for overclocking. DMI Link Speed Configure DMI Slot Link Speed. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of...
... system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. Auto mode is optimizing for PCIE1. 64 English 4.6.2 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for overclocking. DMI Link Speed Configure DMI Slot Link Speed. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of...
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H470M-ITX/ac PCI Express Native Control Select Enable for all PCH DMI devices. PCH DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for enhanced PCI Express power saving in OS. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for all CPU downstream devices. Inte(R) Ethernet Connection I219-V Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller (Intel® I219V). Select enable to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed. Dragon RTL8125BG Enable or disable the onboard network ...
H470M-ITX/ac PCI Express Native Control Select Enable for all PCH DMI devices. PCH DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for enhanced PCI Express power saving in OS. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for all CPU downstream devices. Inte(R) Ethernet Connection I219-V Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller (Intel® I219V). Select enable to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed. Dragon RTL8125BG Enable or disable the onboard network ...
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... Sleep Configure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is selected, the power will start to enable or disable the onboard WAN device. Use this item to boot up when the power recovers. Turn On Onboard LED in S5 Turn on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. Restore on Onboard LED in the ACPI S5 state. Restore Onboard LED Default Restore Onboard LED default value. If [Power On] is selected, the system will remain off when the power...
... Sleep Configure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is selected, the power will start to enable or disable the onboard WAN device. Use this item to boot up when the power recovers. Turn On Onboard LED in S5 Turn on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. Restore on Onboard LED in the ACPI S5 state. Restore Onboard LED Default Restore Onboard LED default value. If [Power On] is selected, the system will remain off when the power...
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... trouble with your PC. Instant Flash Save UEFI files in RAID mode. 4.7 Tools ASRock Polychrome RGB Select LED lighting color. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service. SSD Secure Erase Tool All the SSD's listed that supports Secure Erase function. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to RAID, then you can start installing the operating system in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your USB storage device. UEFI Tech Service...
... trouble with your PC. Instant Flash Save UEFI files in RAID mode. 4.7 Tools ASRock Polychrome RGB Select LED lighting color. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service. SSD Secure Erase Tool All the SSD's listed that supports Secure Erase function. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to RAID, then you can start installing the operating system in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your USB storage device. UEFI Tech Service...
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Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in the setup utility. H470M-ITX/ac Internet Flash - Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using this to download the UEFI firmware. 73 English Network Configuration Use this function. UEFI Download Server Select a server to configure internet connection settings for you. DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for Internet Flash.
Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in the setup utility. H470M-ITX/ac Internet Flash - Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using this to download the UEFI firmware. 73 English Network Configuration Use this function. UEFI Download Server Select a server to configure internet connection settings for you. DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for Internet Flash.
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... authority to change the supervisor/user password for the user account. User Password Set or change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Users are unable to change the password for the system. Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology Enable/disable Intel PTT in the UEFI Setup Utility. 4.9 Security Screen In this section you may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for Secure Boot. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password. Secure Boot Use this option to enable or disable support for...
... authority to change the supervisor/user password for the user account. User Password Set or change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Users are unable to change the password for the system. Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology Enable/disable Intel PTT in the UEFI Setup Utility. 4.9 Security Screen In this section you may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for Secure Boot. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password. Secure Boot Use this option to enable or disable support for...