ASRock Vision 3D Series (Sandy Bridge) manual Rear panel connections, System chassis

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World’s First Blu-ray 3D HTPC System motherboard components

Rear panel connections

SATA & Power Connections

 

 

Connect to ODD

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDD

 

 

Connect to SATA Connector (4)

 

 

 

ODD

 

 

 

 

Connect to ATX5V Power Connector (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect to HDD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect to SATA Connector (1)

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**Note: For barebone system, it may not contain CPU, memory, HDD or ODD

Vision 3D series

Processor

Intel® Mobile Sandy Bridge Processor, supports 2nd Generation Intel®

 

Corei7/i5/i3 Dual-Core Mobile Sandy Bridge Processor Family

Chipset

Mobile Intel® HM65 Express chipset

Memory

Supports DDR3 1600*1/1333/1066MHz, 2xSO-DIMM slots , maximun up to 16GB

 

 

Display

NVIDIA® GeForce GT540M Graphics, NVIDIA® 3D Vision capable

HDD

Support 2.5" SATA HDD

 

 

ODD

BD Combo or DVD Super Multi

Front I/O

2 x USB 3.0, 1 x MIC, 1 x Head phone, 4-in-1 Card reader (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

1

2

3

Fan connector

+12V Rotation

Ground

4

HM65-MXM

ErP/EuP Ready

DDR3_A1

DDR3_B1

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USB 3.0

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MP3

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USB 2.0

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Rear I/O

1 x HDMI, 1 x DVI-I (Dual-Link), 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x S/PDIF, 1 x eSATA3*2, 2 x USB3.0

Audio

7.1 Ch HD Audio with THX TruStudio™

System chassis

Lan

Gigabit LAN

WiFi

802.11b/g/n wireless LAN (300Mbps)

Remote Controller

Support MCE function

Power

90W/19V Adapter

Dimension

200mm(W)x70mm(H)x200mm(L)

Volume

2.8L

Remote controller

NAVIGATION BUTTONS

START OK BACK Information

UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT

PLAYBACK BUTTONS

RECORD PAUSE STOP

SKIP SKIP

REWIND PLAY FAST BACK FORWARD

Free bundle software:

1.CyberLink PowerDVD 10 OEM*3 version. (Blu-ray 3D movie playback, 2D-to-3D video file playback, Enhanced TrueTheater 3D to convert 2D-to-3D for DVDs and video files etc.)

2.Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software (trial version)

3.CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 (trial version)

4.ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite (OEM version)

5.ASRock XFast LAN

*1 Supports DDR3 1600MHz depends on CPU type. (eg. Core i5 series or above CPU.)

*2 For eSATA function, Hot Plug function is supported in AHCI mode only. IDE mode does not support Hot Plug function.

*3 CyberLink PowerDVD 10 OEM software is bundled with Vision 3D BD only.

Accessories

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SHORTCUT BUTTONS

GUIDE ZOOM

AV AND POWER BUTTONS

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POWER VOLUME

CHANNEL

MUTE

UP/ DOWN

UP/ DOWN

 

NUMERIC KEYPAD

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 * 0 #

The numeric keypad consists of numbers from 0 through 9 and two other keys: ENTER and CLEAR.

TELETEXT BUTTONS

Media Center supports Teletext when it is available. The colored Fastext buttons on the remote control for Media Center PC work much like the Teletext buttons on a standard Teletext-enabled TV.

Support CD

Quick Guide

AC Power Cord

AC/DC Adapter

DVI to D-Sub Adapter Remote Controller SATA and Power Cables 3.5mm Audio Cable

Some remote controller functions listed above are only available with the relative hardware equipments. If the hardware equipments you adopt are not compatible with the system, you are not allowed to use these functions. This product is designed to meet MCE standards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English

 

繁體中文

 

Deutsch

 

Français

 

Italiano

 

 

1. SATA connector: For HDD SATA data cable

 

1.SATA插槽:用於連接硬碟SATA傳輸線

 

1. SATA-Anschluss: Für SATA-HDD-Datenkabel

 

1. Connecteur SATA: pour câble de données SATA du disque dur

 

1. Connettore SATA: per cavo dati HDD SATA

 

 

2. SATA 3.0 connector: For HDD SATA data cable

 

2. SATA 3.0插槽:用於連接硬碟SATA傳輸線

 

2. SATA 3.0-Anschluss: Für SATA-HDD-Datenkabel

 

2. Connecteur SATA 3.0: pour câble de données SATA du disque dur

 

2. Connettore SATA 3.0: per cavo dati HDD SATA

 

 

3. ATX5V output power connector for slim ODD & 2.5” HDD

 

3. 用於Slim光碟機及2.5”硬碟的ATX5V輸出電源插槽

 

3. ATX5V-Netzanschluss für schmales ODD & 2,5 Zoll-HDD

 

3. Connecteur d’alimentation de sortie ATX5V pour unité de disque optique

 

3. Connettore uscita potenza ATX5V per unità ODD Slim e HDD 2,5”

 

 

4. SATA connector: For ODD SATA data cable

 

4. SATA插槽:用於連接光碟機SATA傳輸線

 

4. SATA-Anschluss: Für SATA-ODD-Datenkabel

 

mince et disque dur de 2,5"

 

4. Connettore SATA: per cavo dati ODD SATA

 

 

5. SATA power cable connector (+5V/+12V) for second HDD

 

5. 用於第二顆硬碟的SATA電源插槽 (+5V/+12V)

 

5. SATA-Netzkabelanschluss (+5 V/+12 V) der zweiten HDD

 

4. Connecteur SATA: pour câble de données SATA de l’unité optique

 

5. Connettore cavo d’alimentazione SATA (+5V/+12V) per la seconda unità HDD

 

 

6. Fan connector

 

6. 風扇插槽

 

6. Lüfteranschluss

 

5. Connecteur de câble d’alimentation SATA (+5V/+12V) pour second disque dur

 

6. Connettore ventola

 

 

7. HM65 PCH chipset

 

7. HM65 PCH晶片組

 

7. HM65 PCH-Chipsatz

 

6. Connecteur du ventilateur

 

7. Chipset HM65 PCH

 

 

8. Memory socket

 

8. 記憶體插槽

 

8. Speichersteckplatz

 

7. Chipset PCH HM65

 

8. Socket memoria

 

 

9. Infrared module header

 

9. 紅外線模組

 

9. Infrarotmodul-Header

 

8. Emplacement pour module de mémoire

 

9. Collettore modulo infrarossi

 

 

10. CPU

 

10. CPU

 

10. CPU

 

9. Embase pour module infrarouge

 

10. CPU

 

 

11.

Clear CMOS jumper

 

11. 清除CMOS跳線

 

11.

Clear CMOS-Jumper

 

10.

Processeur

 

11.

Jumper cancellazione CMOS

 

 

12.

Mini-PCI Express expansion slot: For WiFi module

 

12. Mini-PCI Express擴充槽:用於WiFi模組

 

12.

Mini-PCI-Express-Erweiterungssteckplatz: Für Wi-Fi-Modul

 

11.

Cavalier d’effacement de la CMOS

 

12.

Alloggio d’espansione Mini-PCI Express: per modulo WiFi

 

 

13.

MXM 3.0 slot

 

13. MXM 3.0插槽

 

13.

MXM 3.0-Steckplatz

 

12.

Emplacement d’extension Mini-PCI Express: pour module WiFi

 

13.

Alloggio MXM 3.0

 

 

14.

HDMI connector

 

14. HDMI

 

14.

HDMI-Anschluss

 

13. Emplacement MXM 3.0

 

14.

Connettore HDMI

 

 

15. eSATA3 connector

 

15. eSATA3

 

15. eSATA3-Anschluss

 

14.

Connecteur HDMI

 

15.

Connettore eSATA3

 

 

16.

DVI-I port (Dual-Link)

 

16. DVI-I (Dual-Link)

 

16.

DVI-I-Port (Dual-Link)

 

15.

Connecteur eSATA3

 

16.

Porta DVI-I (Dual-Link)

 

 

 

 

 

16.

Port DVI-I (Dual-Link)

 

 

 

17.

USB3.0 ports: USB devices

 

17. USB3.0

 

17.

USB 3.0-Ports: USB-Geräte

 

 

17.

Porte USB3.0: Dispositivi USB

 

 

18.

Mic In (Pink): Microphone

 

18. 麥克風輸入(粉紅色)

 

18.

Mikrofoneingang (rosa): Mikrofon

 

17.

Ports USB3.0: périphériques USB

 

18.

Ingresso microfono (rosa): Microfono

 

 

 

 

 

18.

Entrée micro (Rose): Microphone

 

 

 

19.

Optical S/PDIF Out port

 

19. 光纖S/PDIF輸出孔

 

19.

Optischer S/PDIF-Ausgang

 

 

19.

Porta uscita S/PDIF ottica

 

 

 

 

 

19.

Port de sortie S/PDIF optique

 

 

 

20.

DC-In jack

 

20. DC-In插孔

 

20.

DC-Eingang

 

 

20.

Connettore ingresso DC

 

 

 

 

 

20.

Prise entrée CC

 

 

 

21.

Side port for side speakers

 

21. 側邊聲道輸出接口:用於連接側邊喇叭

 

21.

Seitlicher Port für seitliche Lautsprecher

 

 

21.

Porta laterale per casse laterali

 

 

 

 

 

21.

Port latéral pour haut-parleurs latéraux

 

 

 

22.

Center/LFE (Orange): Center / subwoofer speakers

 

22. 中央聲道/ LEF輸出(橙色):連接中央聲道/超重低音喇叭

 

22.

Mitte/LFE (orange): Mittlerer / Subwoofer-Lautsprecher

 

 

22.

Centrale/LFE (arancione): Cassa centrale/Subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

22.

Centre/LFE (Orange): haut-parleurs centre / subwoofer

 

 

 

23.

Front L/R Out (Lime): Stereo speakers or headphones

 

23. 前置左/右聲道輸出(淺綠色):連接立體聲喇叭或耳機

 

23.

Vorderer L/R-Ausgang (grün): Stereolautsprecher oder Kopfhörer

 

 

23.

Uscita L/R frontale (verde): Casse stereo o cuffie

 

 

 

 

 

23.

Sortie G/D avant (Jaune): haut-parleurs ou écouteurs stéréo

 

 

 

24.

Line In (Blue) for 2/4/6 channel; Rear (Blue) for 8 channel

 

24. Line In埠(藍色),用於 2/4/6 聲道;後置聲道輸出接口(藍色),用於 8 聲道

 

24.

Line-In (blau) für 2-/4-/6-Kanal; hinten (blau) für 8-Kanal

 

 

24.

Ingresso linea (blu) per 2/4/6 canali; posteriore (blu) per 8 canali

 

 

 

 

 

24.

Entrée de ligne (Bleu) pour 2/4/6 canaux; Arrière (Bleu) pour 8 canaux

 

 

 

25.

LAN (RJ-45) port: Local Area Network

 

25. LAN (RJ-45)接口:連接區域網路

 

25.

LAN- (RJ-45-) Port: Lokales Netzwerk

 

 

25.

Porta LAN (RJ-45): LAN (Local Area Network)

 

 

 

 

 

25.

Port LAN (RJ-45): réseau local

 

 

 

26.

USB2.0 ports: USB devices

 

26. USB2.0界面:連接USB裝置

 

26.

USB 2.0-Ports: USB-Geräte

 

 

26.

Porte USB2.0: Dispositivi USB

 

 

 

 

 

26.

Ports USB 2.0: périphériques USB

 

 

 

27.

Headphone

 

27. 耳機

 

27.

Kopfhörer

 

 

27.

Cuffie

 

 

 

 

 

27.

Écouteurs

 

 

 

28.

Microphone

 

28. 麥克風

 

28.

Mikrofon

 

 

28.

Microfono

 

 

 

 

 

28.

Microphone

 

 

 

29.

USB3.0 ports: USB devices

 

29. USB3.0

 

29.

USB 3.0-Ports: USB-Geräte

 

29.

Ports USB3.0: périphériques USB

 

29.

Porte USB3.0: Dispositivi USB

 

 

30.

4-in-1 Card reader (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

30. 4合1讀卡機 (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

30.

4-in-1-Kartenleser (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

30.

Lecteur de cartes 4 en 1 (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

30.

Lettore di schede 4 in 1 (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

 

31.

Power ON/OFF button with status indicator

 

31. 電源開關,支援狀態指示功能

 

31.

Ein-/Austaste mit Statusanzeige

 

31.

Bouton Marche/Arrêt avec indicateur d’état

 

31.

Tasto accensione / spegnimento con indicatore di stato

 

 

32.

Slot-in Optical Disc Drive

 

32. 吸入式光碟機

 

32.

Optisches Einstecklaufwerk

 

32.

Unité optique à insérer

 

32.

Unità ottica ad inserimento (Slot-in)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Español

 

 

 

 

Português

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Conector SATA: para cable de datos de unidad HDD SATA

 

1. Разъем SATA: для SATA-кабеля данных жесткого диска

 

1. Conector SATA: Para cabo de dados HDD SATA

 

1. SATA 커넥터: HDD SATA 데이터 케이블용

 

1. SATA コネクタ:HDD SATAデータケーブル用

 

 

2. Conector SATA 3.0: para cable de datos de unidad HDD SATA

 

2. Разъем SATA 3.0: для SATA-кабеля данных жесткого диска

 

2. Conector SATA 3.0: Para cabo de dados HDD SATA

 

2. SATA 3.0 커넥터: HDD SATA 데이터 케이블용

 

2. SATA 3.0 コネクタ:HDD SATAデータケーブル用

 

 

3. Conector de salida de alimentación ATX5V para unidades ODD y HDD de 2,5”

 

3. Разъем выхода питания ATX 5 В для тонкого привода оптических дисков и

 

3. Conector de saída de alimentação ATX5V Unidade de Disco Óptico compacta

 

3. 슬림 ODD 및 2.5” HDD용 ATX5V 출력 전원 커넥터

 

3. スリムODD&2.5”HDD用ATX5V出力電源コネクタ

 

 

compactas

 

2,5-дюймового жесткого диска

 

e Unidade de Disco Rígido de 2,5”

 

4. SATA 커넥터: ODD SATA 데이터 케이블용

 

4. SATA コネクタ:ODD SATAデータケーブル用

 

 

4. Conector SATA: para cable de datos de unidad ODD SATA

 

4. Разъем SATA: для SATA-кабеля данных привода оптических дисков

 

4. Conector SATA: Para cabo de dados da Unidade de Disco Óptico SATA

 

5. 보조 HDD용 SATA 전원 케이블 커넥터(+5V/+12V)

 

5. 2機目のHDD用SATA電源ケーブルコネクタ(+5V/+12V)

 

 

5. Conector para cable de alimentación SATA (+5 V/+12 V) destinado a la segunda

 

5. Разъем кабеля питания SATA (+5 В, +12 В) для второго жесткого диска

 

5. Conector do cabo de alimentação SATA (+5V/+12V) para a segunda Unidade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. 팬 커넥터

 

6. ファン コネクタ

 

 

unidad HDD

 

6. Разъем вентилятора

 

de Disco Rígido

 

 

 

 

6. Conector de ventilador

 

7. Набор микросхем HM65 PCH

 

6. Conector da ventoinha

 

7. HM65 PCH 칩세트

 

7. HM65 PCH チップセット

 

 

7. Conjunto de chips HM65 PCH

 

8. Гнездо для модуля памяти

 

7. Chipset PCH HM65

 

8. 메모리 소켓

 

8. メモリソケット

 

 

8. Zócalo de memoria

 

9. Разъем для подключения инфракрасного модуля

 

8. Ranhura para memória

 

9. 적외선 모듈 헤더

 

9. 赤外線モジュールヘッダー

 

 

9. Cabecera para módulo de infrarrojos

 

10.

Центральный процессор

 

9. Conector do módulo de infra-vermelhos

 

10. CPU

 

10. CPU

 

 

10. CPU

 

11.

Перемычка очистки CMOS-памяти

 

10. CPU

 

11. 투명 CMOS 점퍼

 

11.

クリアCMOSジャンパー

 

 

11. Puente para el restablecimiento de la memoria CMOS

 

12.

Слот расширения Mini-PCI Express: для модуля WiFi

 

11. Jumper CMOS vazio

 

12. 미니-PCI Express 확장 슬롯: WiFi 모듈용

 

12.

ミニPCI Express 拡張スロット:WiFiモジュール用

 

 

12. Ranura de expansión Mini-PCI Express: para módulo WiFi

 

13.

Слот MXM 3.0

 

12. Ranhura de expansão mini-PCI Express: Para módulo WiFi

 

13. MXM 3.0 슬롯

 

13. MXM 3.0 スロット

 

 

13. Ranura MXM 3.0

 

14.

Разъем HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.

Разъем eSATA3

 

13. Ranhura MXM 3.0

 

14. HDMI 커넥터

 

14. HDMI コネクタ

 

 

14. Conector HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.

Порт DVI-I (Dual-Link)

 

14. Conector HDMI

 

15. eSATA3 커넥터

 

15. eSATA3 コネクタ

 

 

15. Conector eSATA3

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Puerto DVI-I (Dual-Link)

 

17.

Порты USB 3.0: для подключения USB-устройств

 

15. Conector eSATA3

 

16. DVI-I 포트(Dual-Link)

 

16.

DVI-I ポート(Dual-Link)

 

 

 

18.

Микрофонный вход (розовый): для подключения микрофона

 

16. Porta DVI-I (Dual-Link)

 

17. USB3.0 포트: USB 장치

 

17. USB3.0ポート:USBデバイス

 

 

17. Puertos USB 3.0: dispositivos USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.

Порт оптического выхода S/PDIF

 

17. Portas USB 3.0: Dispositivos USB

 

18. 마이크 입력(분홍색): 마이크

 

18.

マイク入力(ピンク):マイク

 

 

18. Entrada de micrófono (rosa): micrófono

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. Puerto óptico de salida S/PDIF

 

20.

Вход питания постоянного тока

 

18. Entrada de microfone (Rosa): Microfone

 

19. 광학 S/PDIF 출력 포트

 

19.

光S/PDIF出力ポート

 

 

20. Toma de entrada DC

 

21.

Боковой порт для боковых акустических систем

 

19. Porta de Saída Óptica S/PDIF

 

20. DC 입력 잭

 

20. DC入力ジャック

 

 

21. Puerto lateral para altavoces laterales

 

22.

Выход центрального и низкочастотного каналов (оранжевый):

 

20. Ficha de Entrada DC

 

21. 측면 스피커용 측면 포트

 

21.

サイドスピーカー用サイドポート

 

 

 

 

для подключения центральной АС и сабвуфера

 

21. Porta lateral para altifalantes laterais

 

 

 

 

22. Canal central/LFE (naranja): altavoces central/subwoofer

 

 

 

 

22. 중앙/LFE(주황색): 중앙/서브우퍼 스피커

 

22.

中央/LFE(オレンジ):中央/サブウーハー スピーカー

 

 

 

23.

Выход фронтальных левого и правого каналов (зеленый): для подключения

 

22. Central/LFE (Laranja): Altifalantes central / subwoofer

 

 

 

 

23. Salida I/D frontal (lima): altavoces o auriculares estéreo

 

 

 

23. 전면 L/R 출력(회색): 스테레오 스피커 또는 헤드폰

 

23.

フロントL/R出力(ライム):ステレオスピーカーまたはヘッドホン

 

 

 

 

акустических систем или наушников

 

23. Saída E/D frontal (Verde lima): Altifalantes estéreo ou auscultadores

 

 

 

 

24. Entrada de línea (azul) para sistemas de 2/4/6 canales; canal posterior (azul)

 

24.

 

 

24. 2/4/6채널용 라인 입력(청색). 8채널용 뒷면 입력(청색)

 

24.

2/4/6 チャンネル用ライン入力(青)、8チャンネル用リア(青)

 

 

 

Линейный вход (синий) для 2, 4, 6 каналов; выход тыловых каналов (синий)

 

24. Entrada de linha (Azul) para 2/4/6 canais; Traseira (Azul) para 8 canais

 

 

 

 

 

para sistemas de 8 canales

 

 

для 8 каналов

 

 

25. LAN (RJ-45) 포트: LAN

 

25.

LAN(RJ-45)ポート:ローカルエリアネットワーク

 

 

25. Puerto LAN (RJ-45): red de área local

 

25.

Порт ЛВС (RJ-45): для подключения локальной вычислительной сети

 

25. Porta LAN (RJ-45): Rede Local

 

26. USB2.0 포트: USB 장치

 

26. USB2.0ポート:USBデバイス

 

 

 

 

26. Portas USB 2.0: Dispositivos USB

 

 

 

 

26. Puertos USB 2.0: dispositivos USB

 

26.

Порты USB 2.0: для подключения USB-устройств

 

27. Auscultadores

 

27. 이어폰

 

27.

イヤホン

 

 

27. Auriculares

 

27.

Наушники

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28. Microfone

 

28. 마이크

 

28.

マイク

 

 

28. Micrófono

 

28.

Микрофон

 

 

 

 

 

29. Puertos USB 3.0: dispositivos USB

 

29.

Порты USB 3.0: для подключения USB-устройств

 

29. Portas USB 3.0: Dispositivos USB

 

29. USB3.0 포트: USB 장치

 

29. USB3.0ポート:USBデバイス

 

 

30. Lector de tarjetas “4 en 1” (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

30.

Устройство чтения карт памяти «4 в 1» (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

30. Leitor de cartões 4-em-1 (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

30. 4-in-1 카드 리더(MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

30.

4-in-1 カードリーダー (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)

 

 

31. Botón de ENCENDIDO/APAGADO con indicador de estado

 

31.

Кнопка включения и выключения питания с индикатором состояния

 

31. Botão Ligado/Desligado com indicador de estado

 

31. 상태 표시등을 탑재한 전원 ON/OFF 버튼

 

31.

ステータス インジケータ付 電源オン/オフ ボタン

 

 

32. Unidad de disco óptico de tipo “slot-in”

 

32.

Привод оптических дисков со щелевой загрузкой

 

32. Unidade de Disco Óptico de ranhura

 

32. 슬롯 삽입형 광학 디스크 드라이브

 

32.

スロットイン光学ディスクドライブ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vision 3D Series (Sandy Bridge) specifications

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