ASROCK B660-ITX User manual

Version 1.0
Published February 2022
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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any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage caused by our goods. You are also entitled
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 15
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 16
2.4 Expansion Slot (PCIe Slot) 18
2.5 Jumpers Setup 19
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20
2.7 M.2 WiFi/BT Module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)
Installation Guide 23
2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 25
Chapter 3 Auto Driver Installer 29
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 30
4.1 Introduction 30
4.2 EZ Mode 31
4.3 Advanced Mode 32
4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 32

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 33
4.4 Main Screen 34
4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 35
4.6 Advanced Screen 49
4.6.1 CPU Conguration 50
4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 53
4.6.3 Storage Conguration 55
4.6.4 ACPI Conguration 56
4.6.5 USB Conguration 57
4.6.6 Trusted Computing 58
4.7 Tools 60
4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 62
4.9 Security Screen 64
4.10 Boot Screen 65
4.11 Exit Screen 68

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B660-ITX
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing B660-ITX 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
• B660-ITX Motherboard (Deep mini-ITX Form Factor)
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 2 x SATA Cables (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 • Deep mini-ITX Form Factor
CPU • Supports 12th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors (LGA1700)
• Digi Power design
• 6 Power Phase design
• Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
Chipset • Intel®B660
Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 non-ECC,
un-buered memory
* Supports DDR4 3200 natively.
• Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Expansion
Slot
• 1 x PCIe Gen4x16 Slot*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module
and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)
Graphics • Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs
can be supported only with processors which are GPU
integrated.
• Intel® XeGraphics Architecture (Gen 12)
• ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DisplayPort 1.4 and
HDMI
• Supports Triple Monitor
• Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution
up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz
• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz

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B660-ITX
• Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed) max.
resolution up to 8K (7680x4320) @ 60Hz / 5K (5120x3200) @
120Hz
• Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible and
DisplayPort 1.4 Ports
Audio • Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec
• Supports Surge Protection
• 1 x Headphone/Headset Jack
• 5.1 CH HD Audio
LAN • Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Giga PHY Intel® I219V
• 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
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection (Full
Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection (Full
Spike Protection))
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (Full Spike Pro-
tection))
Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x D-Sub Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection (Full
Spike Protection))
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (Full Spike
Protection))
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage • 3 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280
SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2280
PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
* Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technology
** Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
RAID • Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
Connector • 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector
* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A
(12W) fan power.
• 1 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan
Speed Control)
* e Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of
maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Header
• 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 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 Core/Cache, CPU GT, DRAM, VDD_IMC, VCCIN
AUX, +1.05V PROC, +1.8V PROC, +0.82V PCH , +1.05V PCH
Voltage Multi-adjustment
Hardware
Monitor
• Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature):
CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• CASE OPEN detection
• Voltage monitoring: CPU Vcore, +1.05V_PCH, +12V, +5V,
+3.3V, CPU Vcore

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B660-ITX
OS • Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
Certica-
tions
• FCC, CE
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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.