[. . . ] H55M-GE
User Manual
Version 1. 0 Published May 2010 Copyright©2010 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. [. . . ] 18)
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SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY +5V
Please connect the chassis speaker to this header.
Chassis and Power Fan Connectors
(4-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p. 11 No. 10)
GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin.
(3-pin PWR_FAN1) (see p. 11 No. 5)
PWR_FAN_SPEED +12V GND
CPU Fan Connector
(4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p. 11 No. 4)
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Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin.
Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation
ATX Power Connector
(24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p. 11, No. 9)
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Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.
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13
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Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.
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20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation
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ATX 12V Power Connector
(4-pin ATX12V1) (see p. 11 No. This COM1 header supports a serial port module.
Serial port Header
(9-pin COM1) (see p. 11 No. 31)
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RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1
RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1
HDMI_SPDIF Header
(2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) (see p. 11 No. 20)
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GND SPDIFOUT
HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header.
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SAT 2. 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance; otherwise, your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode. Western Digital
7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2
If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1. 5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3. 0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6. SAMSUNG
7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2
If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted, SATA 1. 5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3. 0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4. HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for changing various ATA features. Please visit HITACHI's website for details: http://www. hitachigst. com/hdd/support/download. htm
The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same. Please visit the vendors' website for the updates.
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AT (SAT AT (SAT 2. 10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts Intel® H55 bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. [. . . ] The default value is [Enabled].
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Boot Logo Use this option to select logo in POST screen. This option only appears when you enable the option "Full Screen Logo". Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.
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