ASROCK Super Alloy B150M COMBO-G User manual

Version 1.0
Published July 2015
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two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
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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 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 28
3.2.1 UI Overview 28
3.2.2 Apps 29
3.2.3 BIOS & Drivers 32
3.2.4 Setting 33

3.3 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 34
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 37
4.1 Introduction 37
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 37
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 38
4.2 Main Screen 39
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 40
4.4 Advanced Screen 48
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 49
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 51
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 53
4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 54
4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 55
4.4.6 USB Conguration 57
4.4.7 Trusted Computing 58
4.5 Tools 59
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 62
4.7 Security Screen 64
4.8 Boot Screen 65
4.9 Exit Screen 68

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B150M Combo-G
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock B150M Combo-G 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 B150M Combo-G Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
•ASRock B150M Combo-G Quick Installation Guide
•ASRock B150M Combo-G 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 •Micro ATX Form Factor
•Solid Capacitor design
CPU •Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/
Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)
•Digi Power design
•6 Power Phase design
•Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Chipset •Intel® B150
•Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 4.0
Memory •Dual Channel DDR4/DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology
•2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
•Supports DDR4 2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory
•Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
•Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
•15 Gold Contact in DDR4 DIMM Slots
•2 x DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots
•Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-
ECC, un-buered memory
•Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
•Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
* DDR4 and DDR3/DDR3L memory can not be used
simultaneously.
Expansion
Slot
•2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1: x16 mode; PCIE3: x4
mode)
•1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (Flexible PCIe)
•Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
•15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

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B150M Combo-G
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
•ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
•Supports Triple Monitor
•Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2304) @ 24Hz
•Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
•Supports D-Sub 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 (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 •Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
•Giga PHY Intel® I219V
•Supports Wake-On-LAN
•Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
•Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
•Supports PXE

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Rear Panel
I/O
•1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
•1 x D-Sub Port
•1 x DVI-D Port
•1 x HDMI Port
•2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
•4 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 NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
•1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector*
* Support to be announced
Connector •1 x COM Port Header
•1 x TPM Header
•1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
•1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
•1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
•2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con-
trol)
•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, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

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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
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, DRAM,
PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA
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 34 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)

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Intel
B150
DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)
CMOS
Battery
ATXPWR1
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB5
B: USB6
CLRCMOS1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
USB1_2
COM1
1
1
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CHA_FAN2
RoHS
12
14
18
22
2
CPU_FAN1
4
5
11
7
1
128Mb
BIOS
HDMI1
PCIE1
PCI Express 3.0
TPMS1
1
1
USB3_1_2
SATA3 _4 S ATA3_2
SATA3 _5 S ATA3_3
USB 2.0
T: USB5
B: USB6
Top:
LINE I N
Cent er:
FRON T
Bott om:
MIC IN
1
ATX12V1
USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
PS2
Keyboard
/Mouse
SPK_PLED
1
PCIE2
Front USB 3.0
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17 15
16
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24
Super
I/O
Audio
CODEC
VGA1
DVI1
DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)
SATAE _1
SATA3 _1
SATA3 _0
CHA_FAN1
8
9
SPEAKER
PLED
USB3_4
1
C 1I
PCIE3
11
HD_AUDIO1
3
6
10
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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 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
4 2 x 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
6 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_1_2)
7 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)
8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)
10 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)
13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)
15 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
16 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED)
17 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)
18 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2)
19 TPM Header (TPMS1)
20 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
21 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
22 COM Port Header (COM1)
23 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
24 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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1.4 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_56)
2D-Sub Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB56)
3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 HDMI Port
4 Line In (Light Blue)** 10 DVI-D Port
5 Front Speaker (Lime)** 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)
6 Microphone (Pink)**
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9
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5
4
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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 a Micro 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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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.
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B

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3

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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
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CPU_FAN

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
is motherboard provides two 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) and two 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.
Priority DDR4_A1 DDR3_A1 DDR4_B1 DDR3_B1
1Populated Populated
2Populated Populated
1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand,
speed, size and chip-type) DDR4 or DDR3/DDR3L DIMM pairs.
2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memory
module installed.
3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot, or a DDR,
DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and
DIMM may be damaged.
Warning! It is NOT allowed to install a memory module into a DDR4 slot and a DDR3 slot
simultaneously; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.