Asrock H61M++ User Manual

H61M++

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published September 2014

Copyright©2014 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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Contents

1 Introduction ......................................................... 5

1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5

1.2 Specications ................................................................. 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 10

1.4 I/O Panel ...................................................................... 11

2 Installation ........................................................... 12

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 12

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 12

2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 13

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 15

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 16

2.6 Expansion Slots

2.7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features ................ 18

2.8 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 21

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 22

3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 26

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 26

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 26

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 27

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 27

3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 28

3.4 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 31

3.4.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 32

3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration................................... 34

3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration .................................. 36

3.4.4 Storage Conguration .......................................... 37

3.4.5 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 38

3.4.6 ACPI Conguration............................................... 39

3.4.7 USB Conguration ............................................... 40

3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 41

3.6 Boot Screen ................................................................... 42

3.7 Security Screen ............................................................. 43

3.8 Exit Screen .................................................................... 44

(PCI and PCI Express Slots)

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4 Software Support ................................................. 45

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 45

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 45

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 45

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 45

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 45

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 45

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61M++ 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.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the conguration

guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be

updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-

tice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version

will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may nd

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 specic information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock H61M++ Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

ASRock H61M++ Quick Installation Guide

ASRock H61M++ Support CD

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specifications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power

- High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU - Supports 3rd and 2rd generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 /

Xeon® / Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1155 package

- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

- Supports K-Series unlocked CPU

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology

Chipset - Intel® H61

- Supports Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect

Technology

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered

memory (DDR3 1600 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU, DDR3

1333 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU)

- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 with

Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)

* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. With

Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

- 2 x PCI slots

Graphics * Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs

can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

- Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel® Quick

Sync Video 2.0, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000

with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU

- Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel® Quick

Sync Video, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel® Advanced

Vector Extensions (AVX) with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU

- Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU.

Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge

CPU.

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- Max. shared memory 1760MB with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU.

Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel® Sandy Bridge

CPU.

- Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

- Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @

75Hz

- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI

monitor is required) (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D

and HDMI Ports

Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Atheros® AR8151

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports PXE

Rear Panel I/O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 6 x USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)

- HD Audio Jacks: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone

Storage - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug

Connector - 1 x IR Header

- 1 x CIR Header

- 1 x Print Port Header

- 1 x COM Port Header

- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

- 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

- 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

- 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

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- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

BIOS Feature - 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

- IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage multi-

adjustment

Hardware - CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

Monitor - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by

CPU temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit /

8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / VistaTM 32-bit / VistaTM 64-bit /

XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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 third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may

affect 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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CAUTION!

1. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size

may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage un-

der Windows® 8.1 / 8 / 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with

64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock

XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

2. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows® 8.1

64-bit / 8.1 / 8 64-bit / 8 / 7 64-bit / 7. Deep Color mode will be

enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID. HBR is sup-

ported under Windows® 8.1 64-bit / 8.1 / 8 64-bit / 8 / 7 64-bit / 7

/ VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Inte l

H61

H61M ++

ATXP WR1

Des ig ned in Tai pe i

21. 8cm (8 .6 in )

24. 4cm (9 .6 in )

DDR3 _A1 (64 bit , 24 0-p in m odu le)

DDR3 _B1 (64 bit , 24 0-p in m odu le)

Dua l Cha nn el D DR 3

PCI E1

PCI 1

PCI 2

Top:
RJ-45

USB 2.0
T:U SB4
B: USB5

PS2

Keybo ard

VGA 1

DVI_ CON 1

HDMI 1

USB 2.0
T:US B0
B: USB1

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

MIC IN

Super

I/O

CMOS

Batt ery

ATX12V1

DX1 0. 1

PWR_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

PCI E xpr es s 2 .0

ErP /Eu P Re ady

LAN
PHY

1

HD_AUDIO1

AUDIO

CODEC

COM1

1

RoH S

IR1

1

USB6_7

1

CIR1

1

CLRCMOS1

1

32Mb
BIOS

1

SATA2_3

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

SPEAKER1

CHA_FAN1

1

LPT1

Gig ab it L AN

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

8

7

14

13

15

16

22

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

SATA2_2

PS2

Mouse

USB 2.0
T:US B2
B: USB3

SATA2_1

SATA2_0

USB8_9

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PCI E2

1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 14 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue)

2 1155-Pin CPU Socket 15 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 16 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)

4 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 17 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 18 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White)

(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) 19 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

6 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) 20 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 21 COM Port Header (COM1)

8 Intel H61 Chipset 22 Print Port Header (LPT1, White)

9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 23 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, White)

10 32Mb SPI Flash 24 Front Panel Audio Header

11 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_0, Blue) (HD_AUDIO1, White)

12 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1, Blue) 25 PCI Slots (PCI1-2)

13 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 26 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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2

3

4

5

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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)

2 D-Sub Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 HDMI Port

** 5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 DVI-D Port

6 Microphone (Pink) 12 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.

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

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10

LAN Port LED Indications

89

7

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 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 nd “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® 8.1 / 8 / 7 / VistaTM:

After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the

system tray. Set “Speaker Conguration” 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.

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Chapter 2: Installation

This is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and

damages to motherboard components.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also

remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object

before you handle components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or

in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is

switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.

Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,

and/or components.

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2.3 CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU,

please follow the steps below.

Load Plat e

Load Leve r

Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the

CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not

force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Other-

wise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing

down and out on the hook to clear

retention tab.

Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-

sition at approximately 135 degrees.

Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-

sition at approximately 100 degrees.

Step 2. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap).

Contac tAr ray

Socket Bo dy

1155-Pin Socket Overview

1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking

off the PnP cap.

2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after

service.

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Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:

Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is

marked with black line.

Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated

Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the

two orientation key notches.

orientation key notch

Pin1

orientation key notch

1155-Pin CPU

For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key

notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.

Step 3-3. Caref u l l y pla c e the C P U into the

socket by using a purely vertical mo-

tion.

Step 3-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock-

et and properly mated to the orient

keys.

black line

alignment key

Pin1

alignment key

1155-Pin Socket

Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load

plate, engage the load lever.

Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab

under retention tab of load lever.

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