ASROCK WHLM-STX User manual

Version 1.0
Published March 2023
is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”

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Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for
any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage caused by our goods. You are also entitled
to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the
failure does not amount to a major failure.
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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 Front Panel 9
1.5 Rear Panel 10
Chapter 2 Installation 11
2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 12
2.2 Jumpers Setup 13
2.3 Onboard Headers and Connectors 14
2.4 M.2 WiFi/BT Module Installation Guide 17
2.5 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 19
Chapter 3 Auto Driver Installer 21
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 22
4.1 Introduction 22
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 22
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 23
4.2 Main Screen 24
4.3 Advanced Screen 25
4.3.1 CPU Conguration 26
4.3.2 DRAM Conguration 29

4.3.3 Voltage Conguration 30
4.3.4 Chipset Conguration 31
4.3.5 Storage Conguration 33
4.3.6 ACPI Conguration 34
4.3.7 USB Conguration 35
4.3.8 Trusted Computing 36
4.3.9 Tls Auth Conguration 38
4.3.10 Network Stack Conguration. 39
4.4 Tools 41
4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 42
4.6 Security Screen 44
4.7 Boot Screen 45
4.8 Exit Screen 47

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WHLM-STX
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing WHLM-STX motherboard. 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
• WHLM-STX Motherboard (Mini-STX Form Factor)
• WHLM-STX Quick Installation Guide
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 2 x Serial ATA(SATA) Data with Power Cable (Optional)
• 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (M2*2) (Optional)
• 1 x Screw for WiFi Module (M2*2) (Optional)
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.

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1.2 Specications
Platform • Mini-STX Form Factor
CPU • Supports Intel® Core™ i3-8145U Processor (4M Cache, up to
3.90 GHz)
• Supports Intel® Celeron® Processor 4205U (2M Cache, 1.80
GHz)
• 3 Power Phase design
Chipset • Cannon Lake PCH-LP
Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory
(Intel® Core™ i3-8145U)
• Supports DDR4 2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory (Intel®
Celeron® 4205U)
• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
Expansion
Slot
• 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module
* Support Intel® PCIe module.
Graphics • Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs
• Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (Intel® Core™ i3-8145U)
• Intel® UHD Graphics 610 (Intel® Celeron® 4205U)
• Supports Intel® UHD 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® UHD Graphics
• DirectX 12
• HWAEncode/Decode: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8-bit,
HEVC/H.265 10-bit, VP8, VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Decode
only), MPEG2, MJPEG, VC-1 (Decode only)

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WHLM-STX
• Max. shared memory 1024MB
* e size of maximum shared memory may vary from dierent
operating systems.
• ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DisplayPort 1.2 and
HDMI
• Supports Triple Monitor
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2160) @ 30Hz
• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with DSC (compressed) max.
resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 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 and DisplayPort Ports
• Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI Port and
DisplayPort Ports
Audio • Realtek ALC269 Audio Codec
• 1 x Headphone/Headset Jack
• 1 x MIC-In
• 1 x Audio Header
LAN • PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• 2 x Realtek RTL8111H
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
Front
Panel I/O
• 1 x Headphone/Headset Jack
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x Microphone Input Jack

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Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x DC Jack (Compatible with the 19V power adapter)
• 1 x D-Sub Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
• 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
Storage • 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports type 2280 M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Intel® Core™ i3-
8145U) or Gen2x4 (20 Gb/s) (with Intel® Celeron® 4205U)*
• 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports type 2280 M.2 PCI Express
module up to Gen3x2 (16 Gb/s) (with Intel® Core™ i3-8145U)
or Gen2x2 (10 Gb/s) (with Intel® Celeron® 4205U)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
RAID • Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for SATA storage devices*
* RAID function is only supported with Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
Connector • 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (2 x 4-pin)
• 1 x Internal Speaker Header
• 1 x Front Panel Header
• 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports with Intel®
Core™ i3-8145U or 1 USB 2.0 port with Intel® Celeron® 4205U)
(Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x Audio Header
BIOS
Feature
• AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
• ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
• SMBIOS 2.7 Support
• DRAM Voltage Multi-adjustment

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WHLM-STX
Hardware
Monitor
• CPU Temperature Sensing
• CPU Fan Tachometer
• CPU Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU
temperature)
• CPU Fan Multi-Speed Control
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS • Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
Certica-
tions
• FCC, CE
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
Mini-STX Chassis Support List
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.
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