ASROCK H170 Pro4/D3 User manual

Version 1.0
Published July 2015
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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 I/O Panel 8
Chapter 2 Installation 10
2.1 Installing the CPU 11
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 17
2.5 Jumpers Setup 18
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19
2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 24
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 24
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 26
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 27
3.1 Installing Drivers 27
3.2 A-Tuning 28
3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning 28
3.2.2 Using A-Tuning 28
3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 32
3.3.1 UI Overview 32

3.3.2 Apps 33
3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 36
3.3.4 Setting 37
3.4 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 38
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 41
4.1 Introduction 41
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 41
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 42
4.2 Main Screen 43
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 44
4.4 Advanced Screen 52
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 53
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 55
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 57
4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 58
4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 59
4.4.6 USB Conguration 61
4.4.7 Trusted Computing 62
4.5 Tools 63
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 67
4.7 Security Screen 68
4.8 Boot Screen 69
4.9 Exit Screen 72

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H170 Pro4/D3
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock H170 Pro4/D3 motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s
commitment to quality and endurance.
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
•ASRock H170 Pro4/D3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
•ASRock H170 Pro4/D3 Quick Installation Guide
•ASRock H170 Pro4/D3 Support CD
•2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
•1 x I/O Panel Shield
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. In case any modi-
cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother-
board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications
Platform •ATX Form Factor
•Solid Capacitor design
•High Density Glass Fabric PCB
CPU •Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/
Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)
•Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Chipset •Intel® H170
•Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 4.0
Memory •Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology
•4 x DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots
•Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-
buered memory
•Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB
•Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
Expansion
Slot
•2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4
mode)
•3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
•Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
Graphics * Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
•- Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel®
Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full
HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 510/530
•Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12
•Max. shared memory 1792MB
•Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by
independent display controllers

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H170 Pro4/D3
•Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2304) @ 24Hz
•Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
•Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port
(Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
•Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9
•Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
•Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D
and HDMI Ports
Audio •7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892
Audio Codec)
* To congure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD
front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio
feature through the audio driver.
•Premium Blu-ray Audio support
•Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
•ELNA Audio Caps
LAN •PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
•Realtek RTL8111GR
•Suppor ts Wa ke-On-WA N
•Supports Wake-On-LAN
•Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
•Supports LAN Cable Detection
•Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
•Supports PXE
Rear Panel
I/O
•1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
•1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
•1 x DVI-D Port
•1 x HDMI Port

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•6 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock 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
Storage •6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
14 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
•2 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors*
* Support to be announced
Connector •1 x COM Port Header
•1 x TPM Header
•1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
•1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
•2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) (Smart Fan
Speed Control)
•1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
•1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
•1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
•2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
•1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
BIOS
Feature
•128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup-
port
•ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
•SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
•CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA
Voltage Multi-adjustment
Hardware
Monitor
•CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
•CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer
•CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by
CPU temperature)
•CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
•Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

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H170 Pro4/D3
OS •Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-
bit
* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with
xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to
page 38 for more detailed instructions.
* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock's
website for details: http://www.asrock.com
Certica-
tions
•FCC, CE, WHQL
•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.
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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Intel
H170
DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
ATX12V1
CMOS
Battery
Super
I/O
ATXPWR1
1
USB3_4_5
LAN
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB4
B: USB5
CLRCMOS1
1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
USB2_3
1
COM1
1
1
HD_AUDIO1
H170 Pro4/D3
SATA3 _1_3 SATA3 _0_2
PCIE5
RoHS
7
8
9
10
17
19
11
12
15
20
18
2
CPU_FAN1
34
6
5
1
128Mb
BIOS
USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
Audio
CODEC
PCIE2
PCI Express 3.0
Front USB 3.0
CHA_FAN2
HDMI1
DVI1
USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
CHA_FAN1
SATA3_5
USB4_5
1
TPMS1
1
SATA3_4
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16
Top:
LINE I N
Cent er:
FRON T
Bott om:
MIC IN
PS2
Keyboard
PS2
Mouse
PCIE1
PCIE4
PCIE3
1
SPK_PLED1
21
SATA_ E_12
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1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
3 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
4 2 x 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)
6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
7 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)
8 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_2)
11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_3)
12 SATA Express Connectors (SATA_E_12)
13 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)
15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)
16 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)
17 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)
18 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
19 COM Port Header (COM1)
20 TPM Header (TPMS1)
21 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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1.4 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)
2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 8 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)
3 Line In (Light Blue)** 9 HDMI Port
4 Front Speaker (Lime)** 10 DVI-D Port
5 Microphone (Pink)** 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
6 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_45)
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6
7
9
2
4
3
10
11
1
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* ere are two LEDs on each 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

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** To congure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-
channel audio feature through the audio driver.
Please set Speaker Conguration to “7.1 Speaker”in the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Function of the Audio Ports in 7.1-channel Conguration:
Port Function
Light Blue (Rear panel) Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel) Side Speaker Out

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is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
•Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard
components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard
components.
•In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
•Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
•Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
in the bag that comes with the components.
•When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
Chapter 2 Installation

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H170 Pro4/D3
2.1 Installing the CPU
1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not
force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.
2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.
1
2
A
B

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5
3

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H170 Pro4/D3
Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cover must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
1 2
CPU_FAN

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
is motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3)
DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
Dual Channel Memory Conguration
e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.
1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand,
speed, size and chip-type) DDR3/DDR3L DIMM pairs.
2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one memory module
installed.
3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L slot;
otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged..
Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2
1Populated Populated
2Populated Populated
3Populated Populated Populated Populated