ASROCK Q1900TM-ITX User manual

User Manual
Q1900TM-ITX

Version 1.0
Published May 2014
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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 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 20
3.1 Installing Drivers 20
3.2 A-Tuning 21
3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 23
3.4 ASRock APP Shop 28
3.4.1 UI Overview 28
3.4.2 Apps 29
3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers 32
3.4.4 Setting 33
3.5 Start8 35

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 38
4.1 Introduction 38
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 38
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 39
4.2 Main Screen 40
4.3 Advanced Screen 41
4.3.1 CPU Conguration 42
4.3.2 Chipset Conguration 43
4.3.3 Storage Conguration 45
4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 46
4.3.5 Super IO Conguration 47
4.3.6 ACPI Conguration 48
4.3.7 USB Conguration 50
4.3.8 Trusted Computing 51
4.4 Tools 52
4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 54
4.6 Boot Screen 55
4.7 Security Screen 57
4.8 Exit Screen 58

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Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Q1900TM-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 Q1900TM-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)
• ASRock Q1900TM-ITX Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock Q1900TM-ITX Support CD
• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 1 x SATA 1 to 2 Power Cable (Optional)
• 2 x I/O Panel Shields
• 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 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 • in Mini-ITX Form Factor (Compatible with Mini-ITX)
• ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time) (100% Japan-made
high-quality conductive polymer capacitors)
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
CPU • Intel® Quad-Core Processor J1900 (2 GHz)
Memory • Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology
• 2 x DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
• Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION)
Expansion
Slot
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
• 1 x mini-PCI Express Slot (Bluetooth function in WiFi
module is not supported)
Graphics
• Intel® 7th generation (Gen 7) graphics (Supports Intel® Quick
Sync Video)
• DirectX 11.0, Pixel Shader 5.0
• ree graphics output options: D-Sub, HDMI and LVDS
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports LVDS 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 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 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)
LAN • PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Qualcomm® Atheros® AR8171
• Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet
Technology
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x DC Jack (Compatible with the 19V power adapter)
• 1 x D-Sub Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 3 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Microphone / Front Speaker (Supports
SPDIF Optical)
Storage • 2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
Connector • 1 x Backlight Power Selection Jumper
• 1 x Panel Power Selection Jumper
• 1 x Backlight Control Header
• 1 x Digital Input / Output Pin Header

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• 1 x Digital Input / Output Power Selection Jumper
• 1 x Home eater PC Header
• 1 x Monitor Switch Header
• 1 x Digital MIC Header
• 1 x 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header
• 1 x LVDS Connector
• 1 x CIR Header
• 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x Power LED Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
• 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
• 1 x SATA Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 5 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD
Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.0 Header by Etron EJ188 (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
BIOS
Feature
• 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Supports Plug and Play
• ACPI 1.1 compliant wake up events
• 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
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS • Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-
bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
Certica-
tions
• FCC, CE, WHQL
• ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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* 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 operating 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
AUDIO
SATA_POW1
DDR3_B1
DDR3_A1
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17
PCIE1
13
4756 911148101213
CMOS
Battery
RoHS
15
16
18
19
20
64Mb
BIOS
MINI_PCIE1
Front USB 3.0
LAN
USB3_0_1
26 252728
29
21222324
SATA_1 SATA_0
1
CIR1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
LVDS1
BKT_PWR1
1
JGPIO_PWR1
JGPIO
1
PNL_PWR1
1
PLED1
1
CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1
BLT_VOL1
1
COM1
1
USB7_8
1
TPMS1
CLRCMOS1
1
1
1
HD_AUDIO2
SPEAKER1
1
1
HD_AUDIO1
1
DMIC1
1
1
HTPC1
Front
Speaker
Mic In
USB 2.0
T: USB0
USB 3.0
B: USB1
USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
DC Jack
HDMI1
VGA1
RJ-45
1
MONITOR_SWITCH1
1
1
USB4_5
USB6
2

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No. Description
1 SATA Power Connector (SATA_POW1)
2 USB 2.0 Header (USB6)
3 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2)
4 SATA2 Connector (SATA_1)
5 Monitor Switch Header (MONITOR_SWITCH1)
6 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_0_1)
9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
10 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)
11 Power LED Header (PLED1)
12 Backlight Power Jumper (BKT_PWR1)
13 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
14 Panel Power Jumper (PNL_PWR1)
15 LVDS Connector (LVDS1)
16 Backlight Control Header (BLT_VOL1)
17 COM Port Header (COM1)
18 USB 2.0 Header (USB7_8)
19 TPM Header (TPMS1)
20 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
21 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1)
22 Digital Input / Output Power Selection Jumper (JGPIO_PWR1)
23 Digital Input / Output Pin Header (JGPIO)
24 Home eater PC Header (HTPC1)
25 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
26 Digital MIC Header (DMIC1)
27 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header (SPEAKER1)
28 Analog Surround Audio Header (HD_AUDIO2)
29 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_B1)

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1.4 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 DC Jack* 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_0)
2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_23) 7 Microphone (Pink)
3D-Sub Port 8 Front Speaker (Lime)
4HDMI Port (HDMI1) 9 USB 3.0 Ports (USB_1)
5 LAN RJ-45 Port**
* Please use a 19V power adapter for the DC jack. is jack accepts dual barrel plugs with an inner diameter of
5.1 mm and an outer diameter of 7.4 mm, where the inner contact is +19 (±10%) VDC and the shell is GND.
DELTA DELTA-ADP-150TB-150W/19V
HP HP-TBC-BA52-150W/19V
FSP FSP-FSP150-ABAN1-150W/19V
** 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 O 100Mbps connection
On Link Orange 1Gbps connection
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port
876
9
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is is an 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. Please install the SO-DIMM module into the DDR3_A1 for the rst
priority.
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 this motherboard.
PCIe slot:
PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x4 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 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
(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.5, No. 20)
CLRCMOS1 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 CLRCMOS1 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.
Backlight Power Jumper
(3-pin BKT_PWR1)
(see p.5, No. 12)
1-2 : +12V
2-3 : +19V
Panel Power Jumper
(3-pin PNL_PWR1)
(see p.5, No. 14)
1-2 : +3V
2-3 : +5V
Digital Input / Output
Power Selection Jumper
(see p.5, No. 22)
1-2 : +12V
2-3 : +5V
Clear CMOSDefault

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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.
Power LED Header
(3-pin PLED1)
(see p.5, No. 11)
Please connect the chassis
power LED to this header
to indicate the system’s
power status.
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 connect-
ing 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.
1
PLED+
PLED+
PLED-

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Serial ATA2 Connectors
(SATA_1:
see p.5, No. 4)
(SATA_2:
see p.5, No. 3)
ese two SATA2
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal
storage devices with up to
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
SATA Power Connector
(SATA_POW1)
(see p.5, No. 1)
Please connect a SATA
power cable.
USB 2.0 Headers
(5-pin USB6)
(see p.5, No. 2)
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.5, No. 6)
(9-pin USB7_8)
(see p.5, No. 18)
1
USB_PWR
P- P+ GND
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 Headers
(19-pin USB3_0_1)
(see p.5, No. 8)
Besides one USB 3.0 port
on the I/O panel, there
is one header on this
motherboard. is USB
3.0 header can support
two ports.
DUMMY
GNDGND
P+
P-
P+
P-
USB_PWRUSB_PWR
1
DUMMY
GND
GND
P+
P-
USB_PWR
P+
P-
USB_PWR
1
SATA_2 SATA_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-