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  • Page 1 Q1900DC-ITX User Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (including damages for loss of proits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the documentation or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Package Contents Speciications Motherboard Layout I/O Panel Chapter 2 Installation Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) Jumpers Setup Onboard Headers and Connectors Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers A-Tuning Intel® Smart Connect Technology Start8 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY Introduction...
  • Page 4 4.3.2 Chipset Coniguration 4.3.3 Storage Coniguration 4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 4.3.5 Super IO Coniguration 4.3.6 ACPI Coniguration 4.3.7 USB Coniguration 4.3.8 Trusted Computing Tools Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Security Screen Boot Screen Exit Screen...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for speciic information about the model you are using. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

  • Page 6: Speciications

    1.2 Speciications • Mini-ITX Form Factor Platform • All Solid Capacitor design • High Density Glass Fabric PCB • Intel® Quad-Core Processor J1900 (2 GHz) • Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology Memory • 2 x DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM Slots • Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-bufered memory • Max.
  • Page 7 • 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)) • 2 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...
  • Page 8 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 operat- ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

  • Page 9: Motherboard Layout

    Q1900DC-ITX 1.3 Motherboard Layout DC_JACK1 CPU_FAN1 DDR3_A1 PANEL1 64Mb BIOS USB1_2 USB 2.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 MINI_PCIE1 USB3_1_2 USB 3.0 Top: T: USB3 RJ-45 CMOS B: USB4 Battery SATA3_A SATA2_2 SATA_PWR2 SPDIF_OUT1 HD_AUDIO1 SATA3_A1 SATA2_1 SATA_PWR1 COM1 TPMS1 AUDIO...
  • Page 10 No. Description CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) System Panel Header (PANEL1) USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2) USB 3.0 Header (USB3_1_2) SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR2) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2) SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1) TPM Header (TPMS1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

  • Page 11: I/O Panel

    Q1900DC-ITX 1.4 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description PS/2 Mouse Port Microphone (Pink) D-Sub Port Central / Bass (Orange) USB 2.0 Ports (USB_34) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34) LAN RJ-45 Port* HDMI Port Side Speaker (Gray) DVI-D Port Rear Speaker (Black)
  • Page 12 ** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. Audio Output Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker Channels (No.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Installation

    Q1900DC-ITX Chapter 2 Installation his is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 14: Installing Memory Modules (So-Dimm)

    2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) his motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) SO- DIMM slots. If only one SO-DIMM module is installed, please install it into DDR3_ It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L slot;...
  • Page 15 Q1900DC-ITX...

  • Page 16: Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots)

    2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) here are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched of 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.

  • Page 17: Jumpers Setup

    Q1900DC-ITX 2.3 Jumpers Setup he 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”. he illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...

  • Page 18: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 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. System Panel Header Connect the power PLED+ PLED-...
  • Page 19 Q1900DC-ITX Serial ATA2 Connectors hese two SATA2 SATA2_2 (SATA2_1: connectors support SATA see p.5, No. 10) data cables for internal SATA2_1 (SATA2_2: storage devices with up to see p.5, No. 7) 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATA3 Connectors hese two SATA3...
  • Page 20 1. High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by the steps below: A.
  • Page 21 Q1900DC-ITX Chassis Intrusion Header his motherboard supports (2-pin CI1) CASE OPEN detection feature Signal (see p.5, No. 14) that detects if the chassis cove has been removed. This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. TPM Header his connector supports Trusted...

  • Page 22: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers he Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. he CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN”...

  • Page 23: A-Tuning

    Q1900DC-ITX 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose sotware suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM and a whole lot more. 3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support CD, A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well.
  • Page 24 Tools Various tools and utilities. XFast RAM Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! Create a hidden partition, then assign which iles should be stored in the RAM drive.

  • Page 25: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    Q1900DC-ITX 3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology is a feature that periodically wakes your computer from Windows® sleep state to refresh email or social networking applications. It saves your waiting time and keeps the content always up-to-date.

  • Page 26: Setup Guide

    3.3.2 Setup Guide Installing ASRock Smart Connect Utility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Smart Connect. Step 2 Once installed, run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows...
  • Page 27 Q1900DC-ITX Step 3 Click the Add button. Take Foxmail as an example, add Foxmail to the Application list. Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List, then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List.
  • Page 28 Step 6 Double-click the Intel® Smart Connect Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray. Step 7 Drag the slider to conigure how oten the system will connect to the network to download updates. Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates, but may cause more power consumption.
  • Page 29 Q1900DC-ITX he system will wake up from sleep state periodically, and then start to update Foxmail. he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage. Aterwards, the system will automatically return to sleep state again.

  • Page 30: Start8

    3.4.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8. 3.4.2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. hen select...
  • Page 31 Q1900DC-ITX Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options, including icon sizes, which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used apps, the functionality of the power button, and more. Control...
  • Page 32 Control lets you conigure what a click on the start button or a press on the Windows key does. Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop. It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode and bypass the Metro user interface.

  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Uefi Setup Utility

    Q1900DC-ITX Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction his section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right ater you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will continue with its test routines.

  • Page 34: Navigation Keys

    4.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press <Enter>...

  • Page 35: Main Screen

    Q1900DC-ITX 4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.

  • Page 36: Advanced Screen

    4.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Intel® Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 37: Cpu Coniguration

    Q1900DC-ITX 4.3.1 CPU Coniguration Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation. CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving.

  • Page 38: Chipset Coniguration

    4.3.2 Chipset Coniguration DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage. he default value is [Auto]. Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. Share Memory Conigure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio.

  • Page 39: Onboard Lan

    Q1900DC-ITX Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE1. Deep S5 Conigure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down. Restore on AC/Power Loss Select the power state ater a power failure. If [Power Of] is selected, the power will remain of when the power recovers.

  • Page 40: Storage Coniguration

    4.3.3 Storage Coniguration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode Selection IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advan- tages.
  • Page 41 Q1900DC-ITX ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance.

  • Page 42: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology ® Intel Smart Connect Technology ® Intel Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. while the computer is in sleep mode.

  • Page 43: Super Io Coniguration

    Q1900DC-ITX 4.3.5 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port 1 Enable or disable the Serial port 1. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port. Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port.

  • Page 44: Acpi Coniguration

    4.3.6 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests.
  • Page 45 Q1900DC-ITX USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller. USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse.

  • Page 46: Usb Coniguration

    4.3.7 USB Coniguration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB ports. Intel USB 3.0 Mode Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports. Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support.

  • Page 47: Trusted Computing

    Q1900DC-ITX 4.3.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.

  • Page 48: Tools

    Save UEFI iles in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash.

  • Page 49: Network Coniguration

    Q1900DC-ITX Network Coniguration Use this to conigure internet connection settings for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound efects in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware.

  • Page 50: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. CPU Fan 1 Setting his allows you to set CPU fan 1’s speed. Coniguration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode].

  • Page 51: Security Screen

    Q1900DC-ITX 4.6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. You may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password.

  • Page 52: Boot Screen

    4.7 Boot Screen his section displays the available devices on your system for you to conigure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot from an USB storage device. Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.
  • Page 53 Q1900DC-ITX Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages. AddOn ROM Display Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM messages or conigure the AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed.
  • Page 54 Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not launch? Launch Video OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only.

  • Page 55: Exit Screen

    Q1900DC-ITX 4.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save coniguration changes and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes and exit...

  • Page 56: Contact Information

    Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, you’re welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information. For technical questions, please submit a support request form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp...

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