ASROCK N3150DC-ITX User manual

N3150DC-ITXN3150DC-ITX
N3150DC-ITXN3150DC-ITX

Version 1.0
Published June 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 Slots) 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 37
4.3.5 Super IO Conguration 38
4.3.6 ACPI Conguration 39
4.3.7 USB Conguration 41
4.3.8 Trusted Computing 42
4.4 Tools 43
4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 45
4.6 Security Screen 46
4.7 Boot Screen 47
4.8 Exit Screen 50

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N3150DC-ITX
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock N3150DC-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 N3150DC-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)
• ASRock N3150DC-ITX Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock N3150DC-ITX Support CD
• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Power Cables (Optional)
• 1 x 65W DC-in 19V 3.42A Power Adapter (Optional)
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 1 x WiFi Module Screw
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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N3150DC-ITX
1.2 Specications
Platform • Mini-ITX Form Factor
• Solid Capacitor design
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
CPU • Intel® Quad-Core Processor N3150 (up to 2.08 GHz)
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
• 1 x Half-size Mini-PCI Express Slot
* Due to the power limitation and PCIe bandwidth (x1), the VGA
card is not supported.
Graphics
• Intel® 8th generation (Gen 8) graphics: up to 12 EUs inside
• DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0
• ree graphics output options: DVI-D, HDMI and
DisplayPort 1.1a
• Supports Triple Monitor
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(3840x2160) @ 30Hz or 2560x1600 @ 60Hz
• Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports DisplayPort 1.1a with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(3840x2160) @ 30Hz or 2560x1600 @ 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 DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.1a
Ports
• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D,
HDMI and DisplayPort 1.1a Ports

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Audio • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892
Audio Codec)
• 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
• 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 DC Jack (Compatible with the 19V power adapter)
* If you install 4 HDDs, please use the 90W DC-in 19V power
adapter.
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x DVI-D Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.1a
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD
Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass
/ Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage • 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
• 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-
port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
Connector • 1 x Print Port Header
• 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (3-pin)

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• 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin)
• 2 x SATA Power Connectors
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 1 x SPDIF Out 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_3_4 is shared with USB_5_6.
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
AUDIO
CODEC
1
TPMS1
CPU_ FAN 1
HDLED R ES ET
PLED PW RB TN
PANEL1
1
1
SPEA KE R1
COM1
1
SATA3_A1
RoHS
1
HD_AUDIO1
64Mb
BIOS
Front USB 3.0
LAN
CLRM OS1
1
USB3_ 3_4
SATA3_1
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
1
USB_ 5_ 6
1
USB_ 3_ 4
SATA3_A2
SATA3_2
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
PS2
Keyboard/
Mouse
DVI1
MINI_PCIE1
Super
I/O
USB 3.0
T: USB5
B: USB6
HDMI1
CI1
1
CMOS
Battery
1
LPT1
DC_JACK1
Top:
SIDE SPK
Center:
REAR SPK
Bottom:
CTR BASS
Top:
LINE IN
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
MIC IN
SATA_ PW R1
1
SATA_ PW R2
1
DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1
N3150DC-ITX
DP1
SPDIF_OUT1
1

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N3150DC-ITX
No. Description
1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
2 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slot (DDR3_B1)
3 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slot (DDR3_A1)
4 SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1)
5 SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR2)
6 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_3_4)
7 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)
8 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
9 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)
10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
12 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
13 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
14 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
15 COM Port Header (COM1)
16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A2)
17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A1)
18 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
19 Print Port Header (LPT1)
20 TPM Header (TPMS1)
21 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT1)
22 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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4
7
6
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1.4 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 9 Central / Bass (Orange)
2 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_5_6) 10 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2)
3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 11 HDMI Port
4 Side Speaker (Gray) 12 DisplayPort 1.1a
5 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 DVI-D Port
6 Line In (Light Blue) 14 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 15 DC Jack***
8 Microphone (Pink)
* 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

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** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.
Audio Output
Channels
Front Speaker
(No. 7)
Rear Speaker
(No. 5)
Central / Bass
(No. 9)
Side Speaker
(No. 4)
2V -- -- --
4V V -- --
6V V V --
8VVVV
To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the
front panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer”
tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback
multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then
you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker,
Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use
the front panel audio.
*** Please use a 19V power adapter for the DC jack. is jack accepts dual barrel plugs with an inner diameter of
2.5 mm and an outer diameter of 5.5 mm, where the inner contact is +19V (±10%) DC and the shell is GND.
Please refer to below hardware conguration for the estimated adapter power.
DRAM HDD PCIe Card Estimated Adapter Power
1 1 0 35W
1 2 0 50W
2 4 0 84W
1 1 <20W 60W
1 2 <20W 75W
1 1 <40W 85W
If you install 4 HDDs, please use the 90W DC-in 19V power adapter.
Due to the power limitation and PCIe bandwidth (x1), the VGA card is not supported.
When you use the DC-in power adapter, please use the onboard SATA power connector to get the power for
HDDs.
2.5 mm
5.5 mm

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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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N3150DC-ITX
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 Slots)
ere is 1 PCI Express slot and 1 mini-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.
mini-PCIe slot:
MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.
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. 14)
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. 13)
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.
GND
RESET#
PWRBTN#
PLED-
PLED+
GND
HDLED-
HDLED+
1
GND
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. 10)
(SATA3_2:
see p.5, No. 11)
(SATA3_A1:
see p.5, No. 17)
(SATA3_A2:
see p.5, No. 16)
ese four 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 USB_3_4)
(see p.5, No. 9)
(9-pin USB_5_6)
(see p.5, No. 7)
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_3_4)
(see p.5, No. 6)
Besides four 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. 22)
is header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.
J_SENSE
OUT2_L
1
MIC_RET
PRESENCE#
GND
OUT2_R
MIC2_R
MIC2_L
OUT_RET
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_A1 SATA3_1
SATA3_A2 SATA3_2