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61.3 Unique FeaturesASRock A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved uti

7 Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the mar-velous charging exper

8ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers. In other words, the system can aut

9ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Drive

10ASRock USB Key In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we eve

111.4 Motherboard Layout SuperI/OCMOSBATTERYATXPWR1PCIE1PCI1LANAUD IOCOD ECCPU _FAN164MbBIOSPCIE2CPU_FAN2FM2A78 Pro4+ATX1 2V1PCIE4DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 24

12No. Description1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)2 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)5 2 x

131.5 I/O PanelNo. Description No. Description1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2)* 10 Microphone (Pink)2 D-Sub Port 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port3USB 3.0 Ports (U

14* It is recommended to install the USB Keyboard/Mouse cable to USB 2.0 ports (USB_1_2, USB_5_6 or USB_78) instead of USB 3.0 ports.** There are two

152. InstallationThis is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study 

Version 1.0 Published November 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.Copyright Notice:No part of this documentation may be reproduced, t

162.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90o angle.Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such

172.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling

182.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Me

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202.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 3 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI Slots: PCI slots are

212.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap

222.6 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connecto

23Infrared Module Header This header supports an(5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting(see p.11 No. 17) and receiving infrared module.Front Pa

24Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.11 No. 18) indicate system power status.

25CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to the connector and (see p.11 No. 3) match the black wire to the

Contents1. Introduction ... 1 1.1 Package Contents ...

26Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module.

272.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows you to install up to

28Step 3connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot.

29Step 1Power on your computer and boot into OS.Step 2 system.Step 3 Install the

302.8 AMD Dual Graphics Operation GuideThis motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings multi-GPU performance capabiliti

31 * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is 

323. Software and Utilities Operation3.1 Installing DriversThe Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful util

333.2 A-TuningA-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM,

34ToolsXFast RAMBoost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! 

35FAN-Tastic Tuningautomatically shift to the next speed level when the assigne

4.5 Tool ... 63 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Scr

36Tech ServiceContact Tech Service.

373.3 Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet Technology Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet Technology allows you to 

38Oray Sunlogin is a remote control software that lets you easily access and control the remote host that is insta

39Step 4 Double-click the Sunlogin Remote Control icon in the Windows system tray.Step 5 Make sure that "Remote wakeup module" and &

40Installing Sunlogin control client Step 1 For Windows users:Download "Sunlogin Remote" from the Download section of sunlogin.oray.com and

41For Andriod mobile device users:Sunlogin Account and Password.Using Remo

42For Andriod mobile device users:Power button to wakeup your home comput

43Using Remote ControlFor Windows users:Right-click on a Host (Online with Blue Windows logo) on the control client panel. Then key in your remote acc

44For Andriod mobile device users:control.

453.4 Start8For those Windows 8 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an ideal solution that brings back the familiar Start Menu along with added

11. IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A78 Pro4+ motherboard, a reliable moth-erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently str

46shortcuts you want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used

47Windows key does.DesktopDesktop allows you to disable the hot corners w

484. UEFI SETUP UTILITY4.1 Introduction            -

494.1.2 Navigation KeysPlease check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description

504.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.EZ OC Mode You can use this option to adjust EZ overclocking s

51Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference.Processor Maximum Voltage 

52 DRAM Timing Control DRAM SlotUse this item to view SPD data. DRAM Timing ControlUse this item to control DRAM timing. Power Down EnableUse this

534.4 Advanced Screen-

54 Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is [Enabled].Package C6 Mode This ite

55  IOMMU This allows you to enable or disable IOMMU support. Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch th

2 Platform - ATX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design A-Style - Home Cloud CPU - Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W process

56  Onboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], t

57SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “SATA Controller” feature. SATA ModeUse this item to adjust SATA

58 Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set th

59  Suspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will en

60USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the system.USB Mouse Power On Use this item to ena

61USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.A78 USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to

624.4.8 Trusted ComputingSecurity Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.

634.5 ToolSystem Browser-tion in UEFI setup.OMG(Online Management Guard)Administr

64tool, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar-

65            before it returns to S4/S5 state. 

3 - Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI Port TM 2.0: New video post processing capability for automatic jitter

664.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the param

674.7 Boot Screen-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

68Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] - The third-party ROM messages will be forced to display during the bootsequence. [Keep Current] - Th

694.8 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it

704.9 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save 

71Contact InformationIf you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, you’re welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.co

4 WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove

5CAUTION!1. Whether 2600/2400/2133/1866/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 2600/2400/2133