ASRock H61M-PS4, H61M-HG4, H61M-VG4, H61M-VS4 Owner's Manual

H61M-PS4 /

H61M-HG4 /

H61M-VG4 /

H61M-VS4

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published May 2013

Copyright©2013 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 Unique Features ............................................................ 10

1.4 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 14

1.5 I/O Panel ....................................................................... 15

2 Installation .......................................................... 17

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 17

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 17

2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 18

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 20

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 21

2.6 Expansion Slots

2.7 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 23

2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 24

2.9 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 29

2.10 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions . 29

2.10.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions............................................................ 29

2.10.2 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit /

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions . 30

2.11 ASRock XFast 555 ..................................................... 31

2.11.1 ASRock XFast RAM ........................................... 32

2.11.2 ASRock XFast LAN ............................................ 35

2.11.3 ASRock XFast USB ............................................ 39

(PCI Express Slots)

................................. 22

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3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY .......................................... 41

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 41

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 41

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 42

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 42

3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 44

3.4 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 48

3.4.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 49

3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration................................... 51

3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration .................................. 52

3.4.4 Storage Conguration .......................................... 53

3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology ........................... 54

3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology ..................... 55

3.4.7 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 56

3.4.8 ACPI Conguration............................................... 57

3.4.9 USB Conguration ............................................... 58

3.5 Tool ................................................................................ 59

3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 61

3.7 Boot Screen ................................................................... 62

3.8 Security Screen ............................................................. 64

3.9 Exit Screen .................................................................... 65

4 Software Support ............................................... 66

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 66

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 66

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 66

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 66

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 66

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 66

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-

VS4 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently

stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design con-

forming 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-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-VS4 Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor)

ASRock H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-VS4 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-VS4 Support CD

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

1 x I/O Panel Shield

ASRock Reminds You...

To get better performance in Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

VistaTM 64-bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con-

guration to AHCI mode.

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1.2 Specications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor

- All Solid Capacitor design

(H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4)

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power (H61M-VS4)

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

Xeon® / Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1155 Package

- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

- Supports K-Series unlocked CPU

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 1600/1333/1066 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

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.

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

Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel® Sandy Bridge

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CPU.

- Dual VGA Output: support HDMI and D-Sub ports by

independent display controllers (H61M-HG4)

- Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 @ 60Hz (H61M-HG4)

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

75Hz (H61M-PS4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-VS4)

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

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

monitor is required) (H61M-HG4)

- Supports HDCP function with HDMI port (H61M-HG4)

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

port (H61M-HG4)

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

LAN H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4

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

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE

H61M-VS4

- Realtek PCIE x1 LAN 8105E

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports PXE

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1 (H61M-PS4)

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP support) (H61M-PS4)

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x HDMI Port (H61M-HG4)

- 4 x 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

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

Hot Plug functions

Connector - 1 x IR header

- 1 x Power LED header

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- 1 x Chassis Intrusion header

- 1 x LPC/TPM header

- 1 x CPU Fan connectors (4-pin)

- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)

- 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector

- 1 x 4 pin 12V power connector

- 1 x Front panel audio connector

- 1 x SPDIF Out 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 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),

CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome

Browser and Toolbar

Hardware - CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing

Monitor - CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by

CPU Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- CASE OPEN detection

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

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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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.

CAUTION!

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

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

under Windows® 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.

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)

ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to

ne-tune different system functions in a user-friendly interface,

which includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control and XFast RAM.

In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your sys-

tem. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed and temperature for

you to adjust. In XFast RAM, it fully utilizes the memory space

that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU.

ASRock Instant Boot

ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few

seconds, provides a much more efcient way to save energy,

time, money, and improves system running speed for your sys-

tem. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally

enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows®

to shorten boot up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specic timing

during the shutdown and startup process, Instant Boot allows

you to enter your Windows® desktop in a few seconds.

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash

ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update

system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS-

DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the <F6> key

during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup

menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and

save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or

hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks

without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other compli-

cated ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or

hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.

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ASRock APP Charger

If you desire a faster, less restricted way of c ha rg in g your

Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has

prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger.

Simply install the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone

charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40% faster

than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge

many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continu-

ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1),

Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5).

With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the mar-

velous charging experience.

ASRock XFast USB

ASR ock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor-

mance. The performance may depend on the properties of the

device.

ASRock XFast LAN

ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which

includes the benefits listed below. LAN Application Prioritiza-

tion: You can congure your application’s priority ideally and/or

add new programs. Lower Latency in Game: After setting online

game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trafc

Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download si-

multaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status

window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are

transferring currently.

ASRock XFast RAM

ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into AS-

Rock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory

space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU.

ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously

visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. And it

also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. An-

other advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the

frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend

their lifespan.

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ASRock Crashless BIOS

ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS

without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS up-

date process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish

the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note

that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your

USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.

ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)

Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict

internet access at specied times via OMG. You may schedule

the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other

users. In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest

accounts without permission to modify the system time are re-

quired.

ASRock Internet Flash

ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware

updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-

detect the latest UEFI from our servers and ash them without

entering Windows® OS. Please note that you must be running

on a DHCP congured computer in order to enable this function.

ASRockDehumidierFunction

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by

enabling “Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier

Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidi-

fy the system after entering S4/S5 state.

ASRock Fast Boot

With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less

than 1.5 seconds to logon to Windows® 8 from a cold boot. No

more waiting! The speedy boot will completely change your user

experience and behavior.

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ASRock Restart to UEFI

Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. The light-

ning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. AS-

Rock Restart to UEFI technology is designed for those requiring

frequent UEFI access. It allows users to easily enter the UEFI

automatically when turning on the PC next time. Just simply

enable this function; the PC will be assured to access the UEFI

directly in the very beginning.

ASRock Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)

Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) provides the exible option to

adopt three different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA

1155 and LGA 1156. Please be noticed that not all the 775 and

1156 CPU Fan can be used.

ASRock Good Night LED

ASRock Good Night LED technology can offer you a better en-

vironment by extinguishing the unessential LED. By enabling

Good Night LED in BIOS, the Power / HDD / LAN LED will be

switched off when system is on. Not only this, Good night LED

will automatically switch off Power and Keyboard LED when the

system enters into Standby / Hibernation mode as well.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

DDR 3_A 1 (6 4 bit , 240 -p in mo dul e)

DDR 3_B 1 (6 4 bit , 240 -p in mo dul e)

Intel

H61

PCI E1

AUDIO

CODEC

ATX12V1

1

USB6_7

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRB TN

PANEL1

CLRCMOS1

1

PLED1

1

1

CPU_FAN1

1

HD_AUDI O1

1

USB4_5

CMO S

BAT TER Y

PCI E2

LAN

CI1

1

X

Fa st RA M

X

Fa st US B

X

Fa st LA N

RoH S

ATXP WR 1

32Mb
BIOS

SATA_2 SATA_ 0

SATA_3 SATA_ 1

SPDIF_O UT1

1

IR1

1

LPC/TPM1

1

Supe r

I/O

CHA_FAN1

PS2

Keybo ard

PS2

Mouse

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

MIC IN

Top:
RJ-4 5

USB 2.0
T: USB 2
B: U SB3

USB 2. 0
T:U SB0
B: USB 1

PARA LL EL PORT*

COM1*

VGA1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

89

10

11

12

14

13

15

16

17

18

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HDM I1*

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 10 Power LED Header (PLED1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 11 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 12 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 13 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

5 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 15 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

6 SATA2 Connector (SATA_1) 16 LPC / TPM Header (LPC/TPM1)

7 SATA2 Connector (SATA_0) 17 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

8 SATA2 Connector (SATA_3) 18 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

9 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2) 19 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT1)

* The parallel port (LPT1) and serial port (COM1) on the I/O panel are for H61M-PS4 only.

* The HDMI port (HDMI1) on the I/O panel is for H61M-HG4 only.

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1.4 I/O Panel

1

2*

3

4

5

6

11 *12 9

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

2 Parallel Port (LPT1) 8 HDMI Port (HDMI1)

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

4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 D-Sub Port (VGA1)

5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 Serial Port (COM1)

6 Microphone (Pink) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

* The parallel port (LPT1) and serial port (COM1) on the I/O panel are for H61M-PS4 only.

* The HDMI port (HDMI1) on the I/O panel is for H61M-HG4 only.

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

Off No Link

LAN Port LED Indications

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H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4:

Blinking Data Activity Off 10Mbps connection

On Link Orange 100Mbps connection

Green 1Gbps connection

H61M-VS4:

Off 10Mbps connection

On 100Mbps connection

8*

ACT/LINK

LED

LAN Port

7

SPEED

LED

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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 / 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:

Step 2-1. Attach your index nger to the upper

edge of the PnP Cap.

Step 2-2. Use your thumb to remove PnP Cap

(Pick and Place Cap) from the CPU

socket by lifting the cap tab.

Contac tAr ray

Socket Bo dy

1155-Pin Socket Overview

B

A

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.

Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler

Option (C.C.O.), which provides the exible option to adopt three dif-

ferent CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.

The white throughholes are for Socket LGA

1155/1156 CPU fan.

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2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

Appl y The rmal
Inte rfac e Mat eria l

Fan c able s on side
clos est t o MB head er

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This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin

CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155-

Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray

thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis-

sipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good

contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector

(CPU_FAN1, see page 14, No. 2).

For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your

CPU fan and heatsink.

Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155-Pin CPU.

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of

IHS on the socket surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure

fan cables are oriented on side closest to the

CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_

FAN1, see page 14, No. 2).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard through-

holes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

down on fastener caps with thumb to install

and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the

heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.

Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with

fan operation or contact other components.

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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration,

you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-

type) memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory

Technology. Otherwise, it will operate at single channel mode.

1. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into

DDR3 slot;otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be

damaged.

2. If you install only one memory module or two non-identical

memory modules, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel

Memory Technology.

3. Some DDR3 1GB double-sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not

work on this motherboard. It is not recommended to install them

on this motherboard.

Installing a DIMM

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or

removing DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

break on the slot.

The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent

damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into

the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends

fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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