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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Motherboard English Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) CPU Fan CPU Heatsink 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_A2; Blue) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Blue) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Blue) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) BIOS SPI Chip PCI Slot (PCI1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) South Bridge Controller English 2 ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Motherboard I/O Panel Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Line Out (Lime) Microphone (Pink) 7 8 9 10 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA Port COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Status SPEED LED Description ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Off No Activity Blinking Data Activity Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port ** To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP: After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH" or "4CH" and then you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. Then reboot your system. For Windows® 7 / VistaTM: After restarting your computer, please double-click "Realtek HD Audio Manager" on the system tray. Set "Speaker Configuration" to "Quadraphonic" or "Stereo". Click "Device advanced settings", choose "Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously", and click "ok". Then reboot your system. 3 ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Motherboard English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 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. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm) One Bundled Intel® Dual-Core AtomTM Processor D525 (AD525PV3) One Bundled Intel® AtomTM Processor D425 (AD425PV3) ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield English 4 ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) (AD525PV3) - Solid Capacitor for CPU power (AD425PV3) - Intel® Dual-Core AtomTM Processor D525 (AD525PV3) - Intel® AtomTM Processor D425 (AD425PV3) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports EM64T CPU - Southbridge: Intel® NM10 Express - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 3) - 1 x PCI slot - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 - Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0 - Max. shared memory 384MB (see CAUTION 4) - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 60Hz - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Atheros® AR8151 - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x VGA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone - 2 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions (see CAUTION 5) - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 6) Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O Connector 5 ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Motherboard English BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - VCCM, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 7) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8) - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 11) - SmartView - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 13) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 14) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com English 6 WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system 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. ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Motherboard CAUTION! About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 31 of "User Manual" in the support CD. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 16 for details. 3. Due to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® OS. 4. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest information. 5. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 17 of "User Manual" in the support CD to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. 6. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 7. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows® environment. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. 9. The software name itself ­ OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of. OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by ASRock, provides a convenient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others. It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings. With OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends! Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours! Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard. 10. To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only available at Wii. ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming operation. ASRock AIWI is the world's first utility to turn your iPhone/iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games. All you have to do is just to install the ASRock AIWI utility either from ASRock official website or ASRock software support CD to your motherboard, and also download the free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone/iPod touch. Connecting your 1. 7 ASRock AD525PV3 / AD425PV3 Motherboard English PC and apple devices via Bluetooth or WiFi networks, then you can start experiencing the exciting motion controlled games. Also, please do not forget to pay attention to ASRock official website regularly, we will continuously provide you the most up-do-date supported games! ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/Aiwi/index.asp 11. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPho ...