ASROCK N3150B-ITX User manual

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Version 1.0
Published April 2015
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 5
1.4 I/O Panel 7
Chapter 2 Installation 9
2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 10
2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot) 12
2.3 Jumpers Setup 13
2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 14
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 18
3.1 Installing Drivers 18
3.2 ASRock APP Shop 19
3.2.1 UI Overview 19
3.2.2 Apps 20
3.2.3 BIOS & Drivers 23
3.2.4 Setting 24
3.3 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 25
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 28
4.1 Introduction 28
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 28
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 29

4.2 Main Screen 30
4.3 Advanced Screen 31
4.3.1 CPU Conguration 32
4.3.2 Chipset Conguration 33
4.3.3 Storage Conguration 35
4.3.4 IntelRMT Conguration 36
4.3.5 Super IO Conguration 37
4.3.6 ACPI Conguration 38
4.3.7 USB Conguration 40
4.3.8 Trusted Computing 41
4.4 Tools 42
4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 44
4.6 Security Screen 45
4.7 Boot Screen 46
4.8 Exit Screen 49

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N3150B-ITX
N3050B-ITX
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock N3150B-ITX / N3050B-ITX 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 manual, 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 N3150B-ITX / N3050B-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)
• ASRock N3150B-ITX / N3050B-ITX Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock N3150B-ITX / N3050B-ITX 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 motherboard, 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 • Mini-ITX Form Factor
• Solid Capacitor for CPU power
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
CPU • Intel® Quad-Core Processor N3150 (up to 2.08 GHz)
(for N3150B-ITX)
• Intel® Dual-Core Processor N3050 (up to 2.16 GHz)
(for N3050B-ITX)
Memory • Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology
• 2 x DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1600/1066 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
• Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB
(see CAUTION)
* If only one SO-DIMM module is installed, please install it into
DDR3_A1.
Expansion
Slot
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
Graphics
• Intel® 8th generation (Gen 8) graphics: up to 12 EUs inside
• DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0
• Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and D-Sub ports by
independent display controllers
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @
60Hz
• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports Auto Lip Sync, xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate
Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is
required)
• Supports HW Accelerated Decoders: H.264 @ level 5.2,
H.265/HEVC @ level 5 (GPU accelerated), JPEG, VP8
• Supports HDCP with HDMI Port
• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI
Port

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Audio • 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 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.
• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
• ELNA Audio Caps
LAN • PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Realtek RTL8111GR
• Supports Wake-On-WAN
• 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 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
• 1 x Serial Port: COM1
• 1 x D-Sub Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 2 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 • 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
Connector • 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (3-pin)
• 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin)

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• 1 x 24 pin ATX 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))
* USB3_1_2 is shared with USB2_3.
BIOS
Feature
• 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Supports Plug and Play
• ACPI 1.1 compliant wake up events
• Supports jumperfree
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
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
• CASE OPEN detection
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS • Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 64-bit
* To install Windows® 7 64-bit OS, a modied installation disk
with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please
refer to page 25 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)
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com
Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operat-
ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout
PCIE1
ATXPWR1
13 12 11
AUDIO
CODEC
1
1
TPMS1
9
Super
I/O
3
PS2
Keyboard
PS2
Mouse
DDR3_B1
DDR3_A1
CPU_ FAN 1
1
USB2 _3
HDLED R ES ET
PLED PW RB TN
PANEL1
1
1
SPEA KE R1
COM2
1
CI1
1
SATA3_2
CMOS
Battery
RoHS
1
HD_AUDIO1
2
4
5
6
7
8
10
14
64Mb
BIOS
Front USB 3.0
LAN
CLRM OS1
1
USB3_1_2
SATA3_1
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
Top:
LINE IN
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
MIC IN
16
1
USB4 _5
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
HDMI1
PARALLEL PORT
COM1 VGA1
15

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N3050B-ITX
No. Description
1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
2 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
3 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
4 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_1_2)
5 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)
6 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
7 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
9 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
11 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
12 TPM Header (TPMS1)
13 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
14 COM Port Header (COM2)
15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
16 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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* 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
1.4 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse Port 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)
2 Parallel Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_01)
3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 HDMI Port
4 Line In (Light Blue)** 10 D-Sub Port
5 Front Speaker (Lime)** 11 COM Port
6 Microphone (Pink)** 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port
1 3 5
678912
4
2
11 10

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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 a Mini-ITX 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.
Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you 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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2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM)
is motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) SO-
DIMM slots. If only one SO-DIMM module is installed, please install it into DDR3_
A1.
e SO-DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage
to the motherboard and the SO-DIMM if you force the SO-DIMM into the slot at
incorrect orientation.
It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged.

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2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot)
ere is 1 PCI Express slot on the motherboard.
PCIe slot:
PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards.
Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the
expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the
installation.

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2.3 Jumpers Setup
e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper
is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”
when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.
Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRMOS1)
(see p.5, No. 15)
CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the
CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you
just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it
down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,
date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.
Clear CMOSDefault
If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please adjust the BIOS option
“Clear Status” to clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status.

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2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors
System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.5, No. 9)
Connect the power
switch, reset switch 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.
PWRBTN (Power Switch):
Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch 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 switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire
assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.
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.

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Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_1:
see p.5, No. 8)
(SATA3_2:
see p.5, No. 10)
ese two SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal
storage devices with up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB2_3)
(see p.5, No. 5)
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.5, No. 6)
Besides two USB 2.0 ports
on the I/O panel, there
are two headers on this
motherboard. Each USB
2.0 header can support
two ports.
USB 3.0 Header
(19-pin USB3_1_2)
(see p.5, No. 4)
Besides two USB 3.0 ports
on the I/O panel, there
is one header on this
motherboard. is USB
3.0 header can support
two ports.
Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.5, No. 16)
is header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.
DUMMY
GND
GND
P+
P-
USB_PWR
P+
P-
USB_PWR
1
1
ID IntA_P_D +
IntA_P_D-
GND
IntA_P_SSTX+
IntA_P_SSTX-
GND
IntA_P_SSRX+
Vbus
IntA_P_D+
IntA_P_D-
GND
IntA_P_SSTX+
IntA_P_SSTX-
GND
IntA_P_SSRX+
IntA_P_SSRX-
Vbus
IntA_P_SSRX-
SATA3_2 SATA3_1