ASROCK A300M-STX User manual

Version 1.0
Published December 2018
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.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”

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to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the
failure does not amount to a major failure.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 6
1.4 Front Panel 9
1.5 Rear Panel 10
Chapter 2 Installation 11
2.1 Installing the CPU 12
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 19
2.4 Jumpers Setup 21
2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22
2.6 M.2 WiFi/BT Module Installation Guide 25
2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 27
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 29
3.1 Installing Drivers 29
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 30
4.1 Introduction 30
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 30
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 31
4.2 Main Screen 32
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 33

4.4 Advanced Screen 35
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 36
4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 37
4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 38
4.4.4 Storage Conguration 39
4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 40
4.4.6 AMD CBS 41
4.4.7 AMD PBS 42
4.5 Tools 43
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 45
4.7 Security Screen 46
4.8 Boot Screen 47
4.9 Exit Screen 49

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Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing A300M-STX motherboard. In this documentation,
Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step
installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the soware and
utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
1.1 Package Contents
• A300M-STX Motherboard (Mini-STX Form Factor)
• A300M-STX Quick Installation Guide
• A300M-STX Support CD
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 2 x Serial ATA(SATA) Data with Power Cable (Optional)
• 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (M2*2) (Optional)
• 1 x Screw for WiFi Module (M2*2) (Optional)
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice.

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1.2 Specications
Platform • Mini-STX Form Factor
• Solid Capacitor design
CPU • Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge)
and Ryzen Series CPUs (Raven Ridge)
• Supports CPU up to 65W
• 5 Power Phase design
Chipset • AMD A300
Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots
• AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4
2933/2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory*
• AMD 7th Gen A-Series APUs support DDR4 2400/2133 non-
ECC, un-buered memory*
* Please refer to page 19 for DDR4 SO-DIMM maximum
frequency support.
• Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
• 15μ Gold Contact in SO-DIMM Slots
Expansion
Slot
• 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module
Graphics • Integrated AMD RadeonTM Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen
Series APU*
• Integrated AMD RadeonTM R-Series Graphics in A-series
APU*
* Actual support may vary by CPU
• DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
• Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports
up to 16GB.
* e Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system memory
installed.

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• ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DisplayPort 1.2 and
HDMI
• Supports Triple Monitor
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2160) @ 60Hz
• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2304) @ 60Hz
• Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR
(High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI
monitor is required)
• Supports HDCP with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
• Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI and
DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
Audio • Realtek ALC233 Audio Codec
• 1 x Headphone/Headset Jack
• 1 x MIC-In
• 1 x Audio Header
LAN • PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Realtek RTL8111H
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
Front
Panel I/O
• 1 x Headphone/Headset Jack
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection (Full
Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection (Full
Spike Protection))
• 1 x Microphone Input Jack

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Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x DC Jack (Compatible with the 19V power adapter)*
* Please use 120W power adapter for 65W CPU and 90W power
adapter for 35W CPU.
• 1 x D-Sub Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
• 1 x USB 2.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Port (Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
Storage • 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s with Power Connectors, support RAID
(RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports type 2280 M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports type 2280 M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with A-Series APU
and Raven Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with Athlon 2xxGE
series)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Connector • 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
• 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (2 x 4-pin)
• 1 x Front Panel Header
• 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD
Protection)
• 1 x Audio Header
• 1 x MONO Speaker Header
BIOS
Feature
• AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Supports "Plug and Play"
• ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events
• Supports jumperfree
• SMBIOS 2.3 support
• DRAM Voltage adjustment

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Hardware
Monitor
• CPU Temperature Sensing
• CPU Fan Tachometer
• CPU Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU
temperature)
• CPU Fan Multi-Speed Control
• CASE OPEN detection
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS • Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit
Certica-
tions
• FCC, CE
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
Mini-STX Chassis Support List
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.
Vendor Model
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