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With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind,
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”
1 32Mb SPI Flash 11 Power LED Header (PLED1)
2 SATA2 Connector (SATA_1 (PORT 1)) 12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
3 SATA2 Connector (SATA_0 (PORT 0)) 13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
4 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2 (PORT 4)) 14 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
5 SATA2 Connector (SATA_3 (PORT 5)) 15 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2)
6 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7) 16 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1)
7 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5) 17 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 18 1155-Pin CPU Socket
9 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 19 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 20 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
10 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 21 Intel H61 Chipset
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I/O Panel
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2
3
4
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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
* 2 LAN RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 VGA Port
** 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
5 Microphone (Pink)
* 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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LAN Port LED Indications
7
6
ACT/LINK
LED
SPEED
LED
Off No Link H61M-VG3:
Blinking Data Activity Off 10Mbps connection
On Link Orange 100Mbps connection
Green 1Gbps connection
LAN Port
H61M-VS3:
Off 10Mbps connection
On 100Mbps connection
** 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
After restarting your computer, you will fi 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
After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the
system tray. Set “Speaker Confi 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.
®
XP:
®
8 / 7 / VistaTM:
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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61M-VG3 / H61M-VS3 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 specifi cations and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifi cations of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may fi 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 specifi c information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock H61M-VG3 / H61M-VS3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
ASRock H61M-VG3 / H61M-VS3 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock H61M-VG3 / H61M-VS3 Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
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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 Confi guration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User
Manual” in our support CD for details.
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1.2 Specifi cations
Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor
- All Solid Capacitor design (H61M-VG3)
- Solid Capacitor for CPU power (H61M-VS3)
CPU- Supports 3 LGA1155 Package
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports K-Series unlocked CPU
Chipset - Intel® H61
* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. With
Intel
- 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
Sync Video 2.0, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000
with Intel
- 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
Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge
CPU.
- Max. shared memory 1760MB with Intel
Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel® Sandy Bridge
CPU.
rd
and 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in
®
Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect
®
Ivy Bridge CPU, DDR3
®
Extreme Memory Profi le (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 with
®
Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.
®
HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel® Quick
®
Ivy Bridge CPU
®
Ivy Bridge CPU.
®
Ivy Bridge CPU.
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- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @
75Hz
Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
LAN - H61M-VG3
Realtek PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN RTL8111E,
speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- H61M-VS3
Realtek PCIE x1 LAN RTL8105E, speed 10/100 Mb/s
- Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 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
Connector- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug functions
- 1 x Power LED header
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion header
- 1 x CPU Fan connectors (4-pin)
- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (3-pin)
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- 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 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX
Multimedia Suite - OEM, Google Chrome Browser and
Toolbar
Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing
Monitor- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
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- CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by
CPU Temperature)
- CPU 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
TM
/
VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifi cations - FCC, CE, WHQL
* 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.
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 64bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.
You can use ASRock XFast
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1.3 Jumpers Setup
The illustration shows how jumpers are
setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap
is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The
illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose
pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap
is placed on these 2 pins.
Jumper Setting Description
Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.2, No. 10)
Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the
system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug
the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a
jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However,
please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need
to clear the CMOS when you just fi nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up
the system fi rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action.
Please be noted that the password, date, time and user default profi le will be
cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.
Clear CMOSDefault
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If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please adjust
the BIOS option “Clear Status” to clear the record of previous chassis
intrusion status.
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1.4 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 of the
motherboard!
Serial ATA2 Connectors These four Serial ATA2
(SATA_0 (PORT 0):
see p.2, No. 3)
(SATA_1 (PORT 1):
see p.2, No. 2)
(SATA_2 (PORT 4):
see p.2, No. 4)
(SATA_3 (PORT 5):
see p.2, No. 5)
Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable cable can be connected to the
(Optional)
SATA2 connector on this
motherboard.
(SATA2) connectors support
SATA_0 (PORT 0) SATA_2 (PORT 4)
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATA2 interface allows up to
SATA_1 (PORT 1) SATA_3 (PORT 5)
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
SATA / SATA2 hard disk or the
USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.2 No. 7)
ports on the I/O panel, there
are two USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each
USB 2.0 header can support
two USB 2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.2 No. 6)
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Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.2 No. 17)
panel audio cable that allows
convenient connection and
control of audio devices.
1
GND
PRESENCE#
MIC2_R
MIC2_L
MIC_RET
J_SENSE
OUT2_R
OUT_RET
OUT2_L
1. High Defi nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on
the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the
instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.
2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio
header as below:
A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.
B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t
need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic.
For Windows
Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”.
Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust
“Recording Volume”.
System Panel Header This header accommodates
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.2 No. 12)
several system front panel
functions.
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Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the
chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the
positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.
PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may confi gure
the way to turn off your system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset
switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a
normal restart.
PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED
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is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-
tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep
state or powered off (S5).
HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED
is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.
The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly
consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED,
speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this
header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are
matched correctly.
Power LED Header Please connect the chassis
(3-pin PLED1)
(see p.2 No. 11)
power LED to this header to
indicate system power status.
1
PLED+
PLED+
PLED-
The LED is on when the system
is operating. The LED keeps
blinking in S1 state. The LED is
off in S3/S4 state or S5 state
(power off).
Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the fan cables
(3-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.2 No. 13)
to the fan connectors and
match the black wire to the
ground pin.
CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan
1
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.2 No. 19)
cable to the connector and
match the black wire to the
2
3
4
GND
+12V
CPU_FAN_SPEED
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
ground pin.
Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin
CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this
motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
Pin 1-3 Connected
3-Pin Fan Installation
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ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.2 No. 8)
supply to this connector.
24 13
12 1
Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if
you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power
supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.
24 13
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20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation
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ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V
(4-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.2 No. 20)
power supply to this connector.
Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard supports
(2-pin CI1)
CASE OPEN detection feature
(see p.2 No. 14)
that detects if the chassis cover
1
Signal
GND
has been removed. This feature
requires a chassis with chassis
intrusion detection design.
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2. BIOS Information
The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up
the computer, please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST)
to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you
wish to enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing <Ctl>
+ <Alt> + <Delete>, or pressing the reset button on the system chassis. The BIOS
Setup program is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program, which
allows you to scroll through its various sub-menus and to select among the predetermined choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to the
User Manual (PDF fi le) contained in the Support CD.
3. Software Support CD information
®
This motherboard supports various Microsoft
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / Vista
came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will
enhance motherboard features. To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into
your CD-ROM drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is
enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate
and double-click on the fi le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD
to display the menus.
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. The Support CD that
Windows® operating systems: 8 / 8
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Spezifi kationen
Plattform - Micro ATX-Formfaktor
- Alle Feste Kondensatordesign (H61M-VG3)
- Festkondensator für CPU-Leistung (H61M-VS3)
CPU- Unterstützt Intel
und 2ten Generation im LGA1155-Package
- Unterstützt Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0-Technologie
- Unterstützt freigegebene CPU der K-Serie
Chipsatz - Intel® H61
- Unterstützt Intel
Connect Technology
Speicher - Unterstützung von Dual-Kanal-Speichertechnologie
- 2 x Steckplätze für DDR3
- Unterstützt DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, ungepufferter
Speicher (DDR3 1600 mit Intel
DDR3 1333 mit Intel® Sandy Bridge-Prozessor)
- Max. Kapazität des Systemspeichers: 16GB
- Unterstützt Intel
Intel® Ivy Bridge-Prozessor
Erweiterungs- - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16-Steckplatz (blau für x16-Modus)
steckplätze * PCIE 3.0 wird nur mit Intel® Ivy Bridge-Prozessor
unterstützt. Mit Intel
PCIE 2.0 unterstützt.
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1-Steckplätze
Onboard-VGA * Integrierte Intel® HD-Grafi kdarstellungen und die VGA- Ausgänge können nur durch GPU-integrierte Prozessoren
unterstützt werden.