ASROCK DeskMini GTX1060 User manual

Version 1.0
Published November 2017
is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
Chapter 2 Product Overview 5
2.1 Front View 5
2.2 Rear View 6
2.3 Motherboard Layout 7
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 13
3.1 Begin Installation 13
3.2 Installing the CPU 16
3.3 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18
3.4 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 19
3.5 Installing Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) 20
3.6 Installing the WiFi Module 30
3.7 Installing the WiFi Antennas 31
3.8 Installing the M.2 SSD 34
3.9 Installing the 2.5-inch HDD/SSD 36
3.10 Complete 38
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 41
4.1 Introduction 41
4.2 EZ Mode 42
4.3 Advanced Mode 43

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 43
4.3.2 Navigation Keys 44
4.4 Main Screen 45
4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 46
4.6 Advanced Screen 53
4.6.1 CPU Conguration 54
4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 56
4.6.3 Storage Conguration 59
4.6.4 ACPI Conguration 60
4.6.5 USB Conguration 61
4.7 Tools 62
4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 65
4.9 Security Screen 66
4.10 Boot Screen 67
4.11 Exit Screen 69

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DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series, a reliable gaming
barebone system.
1.1 Package Contents
• DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series Barebone System with:
DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series Chassis
Motherboard (pre-installed)
*e barebone system does not include memory, hard drive, WiFi module and M.2
SSD.
Power Adapter (Optional)
• SATA Cable
• Screws Package (M.2 screw x4, MXM screw x2, Rubber foot x4, Chassis screw : M3*5 x4)
• Key Lock and Screw
• Support CD
• Quick Installation Guide
Because the hardware specications might be updated, the content of this documentation
will be subject to change without notice.
If any items are missing or appear damaged, contact your authorized dealer.

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1.2 Specications
System Model • DeskMini GTX1060
• DeskMini GTX1070
• DeskMini GTX1080
Chassis • 1.92L (155 x 155 x 80mm)
CPU • Supports 8th Generation Intel® CoreTM Processors (Socket
1151)
• 3+1 Power Phase design
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
• Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
Chipset • Intel® Z370
Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 3200+(OC)*/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/
2666/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory
* 8th Gen Intel® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2666.
• Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
Graphics Card
(MXM Type)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 (6GB GDDR5)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070 (8GB GDDR5)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080 (8GB GDDR5X)
Intel® HD Graphics
Video
Outputs
• Onboard Graphics:
1 x HDMI (4K@30Hz)
• External MXM Graphics:
1 x HDMI (4K@60Hz)
1 x DisplayPort (4K@60Hz)
1 x mini DisplayPort (4K@60Hz)
WiFi • 1 x M.2 (E key 2230) Slot for WiFi + BT Module

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DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series
Storage • 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s with Power Connectors, support
RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid
Storage Technology 15 and Intel Smart Response Tech-
nology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
• 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2_3), supports M Key
type 2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)*
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type
2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4
(32 Gb/s)*
* Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technolog y
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Audio • 1 x Headphone/Headset Jack
• 1 x MIC-In
LAN • Intel Gigabit i219V LAN
Onboard
Connectors
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers
• 1 x Front Panel Header
• 2 x 4 Pin Fan Connectors
• 1 x GPU Fan connector
• 1 x RGB LED header
• 1 x DC Power DIN Jack (4 Pin)
Power
Adapter
• 270W/19V (for DeskMini GTX1080)
220W/19V (for DeskMini GTX1070 /DeskMini GTX1060)
Operation
Temp.
• 0~35°C

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Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series
Chapter 2 Product Overview
is chapter provides diagrams showing the location of important components of
the Beebox series.
2.1 Front View
No. Description
1HDD LED
2Power LED
3 Power Button
4MIC-In
5 USB 3.0 Type-A Port
6 USB 3.0 Type-C Port
7Headphone/Headset
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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2.2 Rear View
No. Description
1 DC Power Din Jack
2 LAN RJ-45 Port*
3HDMI Port
4 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports
5 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports
6HDMI Port
7Mini DisplayPort
8 Kensington Lock
9 Key Lock
10 DisplayPort
* ere are two LEDs on the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series
2.3 Motherboard Layout
Top View
RoHS
13
2
Audio
CODEC
USB_2_3
1
4
5
6
PANEL1
1
HDL ED R ES ET
PLE D PW RB TN
Mic In
USB 3.0
USB_10
USB 3.0
USB_1
Headphone
/ Headset
DDR4_A1DDR4_A1 DDR4_B1
DC Jack
Super
I/O
BIOS
ROM
CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2
USB_4_5
1
CLRCMOS1
MXM1
GPU_FAN1
10
HDMI
DP_1
DP2
USB 3.0
T: USB6
B: USB7
HDMI1
LAN1
9
Z370M-STX MXM
RGB_LED1
1
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USB 3.0
T: USB8
B: USB9
SPEAKER1
1

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12
SATA2
CMOS
Battery
11
SATA1
M2_2M2_3M2_1
M2_4
CT2CT3CT1
CT2CT1
CT2CT1
CT1
Intel
Chipset
CLRCMOS2
13
Bottom View

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DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series
No. Description
1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
2 2 x 260-pin DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
4 USB 2.0 Header (USB_2_3)
5 USB 2.0 Header (USB_4_5)
6 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
7 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header (SPEAKER1)
8 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)
9 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS1)
10 5-Pin GPU Fan Connector (GPU_FAN1)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA1)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA2)
13 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS2)

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Onboard Headers and Connectors
System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.7, No. 6)
Connect the power
button, reset button and
system status indicator on
the chassis to this header
according to the pin
assignments below. Note
the positive and negative
pins before connecting
the cables.
GND RESET#
PWRBTN
#
PLED-
PLED+
GND
HDLED-
HDLED+
1
GND
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.
PWRBTN (Power Button):
Connect to the power button on the chassis front panel. You may congure the way to turn
o your system using the power button.
RESET (Reset Button):
Connect to the reset button on the chassis front panel. Press the reset button to restart the
computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.
PLED (System Power LED):
Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).
HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):
Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or writing data.
e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power
button, reset button, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect-
ing your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

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DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(see p.8, No. 11 and 12)
ese two SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal
storage devices with up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
*e SATA3 connectors
support 2.5-inch hard
drive (+5V) and do not
support 3.5-inch hard
drive (+12V)
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB_2_3)
(see p.7, No. 4)
(9-pin USB_4_5)
(see p.7, No. 5)
ere are two USB
2.0 headers on this
motherboard.
3W Audio AMP Output
Wafer Header
(4-pin SPEAKER1)
(see p.7, No. 7)
Please connect the chassis
speaker to this header.
CPU Fan Connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.7, No. 1)
(4-pin CPU_FAN2)
(see p.7, No. 3)
is motherboard
provides two 4-Pin CPU
fan (Quiet Fan)
connectors. If you plan to
connect a 3-Pin CPU fan,
please connect it to Pin
1-3.
DUMMY
GNDGND
P+
P-
P+
P-
USB_PWRUSB_PWR
1
CPU_F
FAN_VOLTAGE
GND
AN_SPEED
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
4 3 2 1
120
PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name
1GND 11 N/A
2LVDS_TX+ 12 5V
3LVDS_TX- 13 5V
4GND 14 5V
5GND 15 5V
6LVDS_ RX- 16 5V
7LVDS_ RX+ 17 N/A
8GND 18 GND
9GND 19 GND
10 GND 20 GND
Front_L+
Front_R-
Front_R+
Front_L-
1

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GPU Fan Connector
(5-pin GPU_FAN1)
(see p.7, No. 10)
is motherboard
provides a 5-Pin GPU fan
connector for connecting
your GPU fan.
RGB LED Header
(4-pin RGB_LED1)
(see p.7, No. 8)
e RGB header is used to
connect RGB LED extension
cable which allows users to
choose from various LED
lighting eects.
Caution: Never install the RGB
LED cable in the wrong orienta-
tion; otherwise, the cable may
be damaged.
*Please refer to page 44 for
further instructions on these two
headers.
Clear CMOS Pad
(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.7, No. 9)
(CLRCMOS2)
(see p.8, No. 13)
e Clear CMOS Pad allows you
to clear the data in CMOS. To
clear CMOS, take out the CMOS
battery and short the Clear
CMOS Pad.
12V GRB
1
FAN_VOLTAGE
GND
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
FAN_SPEED
1
GND

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DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
3.1 Begin Installation
1. Unscrew the four screws of the back panel.
2. Slide the the top cover outward and then li it o the chassis.

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3. Unscrew the two screws in the chassis.
4. Pull out the motherboard tray.

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DeskMini GTX/RX (Z370) Series
How to install the Key Lock
1. Secure the Key Lock to the back panel.
2. Complete.
Key Lock