ASRock H61TM-ITX Quick Start Manual

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Motherboard Layout

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Intel

H61

PCIE1

MIN I_P CIE1

CMOS

Battery

CHA_FAN1

USB6_7

1

1

USB3_0_1

SATA_POW1

LVDS 1

DDR3_B1

DDR3_A1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

BKT_PWR1

1

PNL_PWR1

1

USB4_5

1

1

HDMI_SPDIF1

1

HD_AUDIO1

AUDIO
CODEC

LAN

SATA_0

SATA_1

CPU_FAN1

PLED1

1

32Mb
BIOS

DMIC1

1

CLRCMOS1

1

Front

Speaker

Mic In

USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

DC Jack

DVI1

eSATA1

HDM I

CIR1

1

H61TM-ITX

Fr ont U SB 3. 0

XFa st RA M

RoHS

DDR3

PCI Express 3.0

USB8

1

1

HTPC1

BLT_VOL1

1

COM1

1

SPEAKER1

1

1

HD_AUDIO2

1

LPC1

Designed in Taipei

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3

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7

8 9

10

11

12

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15

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25

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1 Intel H61 Chipset
2 SATA2 Connector (SATA_1)
3 USB 2.0 Header (USB8)
4 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
5 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)
6 SATA2 Connector (SATA_0)
7 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
8 Mini PCI Express Slot (MINI_PCIE1)
9 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_0_1)
10 SATA Power Connector (SATA_POW1)
11 Power LED Header (PLED1)
12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
13 Backlight Power Jumper (BKT_PWR1)
14 Panel Power Jumper (PNL_PWR1)
15 LVDS Connector (LVDS1)
16 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
17 Backlight & Amp Volume Control Header (BLT_VOL1)
18 COM Port Header (COM1)
19 1155-Pin CPU Socket
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
21 SPI Flash Memory (32Mb)
22 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
23 PCI Express 3.0 x4 Slot (PCIE1)
24 Digital MIC Header (DMIC1)
25 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)
26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
27 Analog Surround Audio Header (HD_AUDIO2)
28 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header (SPEAKER1)
29 Home Theater PC Header (HTPC1)
30 LPC Debug Header (LPC1)
31 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

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I/O Panel

<20mm

1

2

3

4

5

9

6

8

7

1* DC Jack
2 USB 3.0 Ports (USB01)
3 DVI-I (DVI1)
4 eSATA Connector (eSATA1)
5** LAN RJ-45 Port
6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
7 Front Speaker (Lime)
8 Microphone (Pink)
9 HDMI Port (HDMI1)

* Please use a 19V power adaptor for the DC jack. This jack accepts dual barrel
plugs with an inner diameter of 2.5 mm and an outer diameter of 5.5 mm, where
the inner contact is +8 (±10%) through +19 (±10%) VDC and the shell is GND. The
maximum current rating depends on the power adaptor. The following are examples
of power adaptors that may be used:
DELTA DELTA-ADP-150TB-150W/19V
HP HP-TBC-BA52-150W/19V
FSP FSP-FSP150-ABAN1-150W/19V

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** There are two LEDs on the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN
port LED indications.

LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Off 100Mbps connection
On 100Mbps connection Yellow 1Gbps connection

ACT/LINK
LED

LAN Port

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61TM-ITX 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.
More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user
manual presented in 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 notice. In case any modications of this manual

occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s web-

site. You may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on

ASRock’s website as well. 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 H61TM-ITX Motherboard
(Thin Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm)
ASRock H61TM-ITX Quick Installation Guide
ASRock H61TM-ITX Support CD
2 x SATA Data Cables (Optional)
1 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cable (Optional)
2 x I/O Panel Shields (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Thin Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expansion
Slots

Graphics

cm (Compatible with Mini-ITX)
Solid Capacitors for CPU power
Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 /
Xeon® / Pentium® / Celeron® processors with up to 65W TDP
in an LGA1155 Package
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel® H61
Supports Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect

Technology
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots
Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered

memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 1)
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x4 slot (PCIE1: x4 mode) (see CAU-

TION 2)
1 x mini-PCI Express slot
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals (see CAUTION

3)
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 CPU
Three VGA Output options: HDMI, DVI-I and LVDS
Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 @ 60Hz
Supports DVI-I with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

75Hz
Supports LVDS with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI
Supports HDCP with HDMI
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback

with HDMI

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Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

Connectors

BIOS

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892
Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray audio support
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
RTL8111E-VL
Supports Wake On LAN
Supports LAN Cable Detection

Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

Supports PXE
1 x DC Jack
1 x DVI-I Port
1 x HDMI Port
1 x eSATA Connector
2 x USB 3.0 Ports by Etron EJ188
2 x USB 2.0 Ports
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)
HD Audio Jacks: Front Speaker / Microphone
2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug
1 x CIR header
1 x COM port header
1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
1 x LVDS connector
1 x LPC Debug header
1 x Home Theater PC header
1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)
1 x Front Panel Audio connector
1 x Analog Surround Audio header
1 x Digital MIC header
1 x 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer header
1 x SATA Power connector
3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 5 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x USB 3.0 header by Etron EJ188 (supports 2 USB 3.0

ports)
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

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CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage
Multi-adjustment

Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Cyber-

Support CD

Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and
Toolbar

CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing

Hardware
Monitor

CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer
CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan
CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS

Certications

Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /
VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

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

CAUTION!

1. 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 operating systems do not
have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to uti­lize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

2. PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. With In-

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

3. Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be
supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. Intel®
Quick Sync Video 2.0, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000 are
supported by Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. Intel® Quick Sync Video,
Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® HD
Graphics 2000/3000, Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
are supported by Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU.

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WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with over-

clocking, 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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1.3 Pin Header Easy Installation Guide

ASRock motherboards are equipped with pin headers with obvious colors
that assist you to recognize the crucial headers. Please refer to the illustra­tion of the onboard headers’ pin dention below. If you need more informa­tion about the usage of these headers, please refer to “Onboard Headers
and Connectors” and “Jumper Setup” for details.

USB 3.0 Header

USB 2.0 Header

Power LED Header

System Panel Header

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HDMI_SPDIF
Header

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Front Panel
Audio Header

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USB 2.0 Header

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 to the motherboard!

Serial ATA2 Connectors

(SATA_0:
see p.2, No. 6)
(SATA_1:
see p.2, No. 2)

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.2, No. 20)

(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.2, No. 7)

(4-pin USB8)
(see p.2, No. 3)

SATA_1 SATA_0

These two Serial ATA2
(SATA2) connectors sup­port SATA data cables for
internal storage devices.
The current SATA2 interface
allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate.

Besides two default USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel, there
are three USB 2.0 headers
and one USB port on this
motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support two
USB 2.0 ports.

USB 3.0 Header

(19-pin USB3_0_1)
(see p.2, No. 9)

Besides two default USB 3.0
ports on the I/O panel, there
is one USB 3.0 header on
this motherboard. The USB

3.0 header can support two
USB 2.0 ports.

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Consumer Infrared
Module Header

(7-pin CIR1)
(see p.2, No. 5)

Learn-in

LED

1

GND

CIR input

+5VA

IRTX

This header can be used
to connect the remote
controller receiver.

+5VA

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.2, No. 26)

This is an interface for the
front panel audio cable that
allows convenient connec­tion and control of audio
devices.

1. High Denition 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. 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® XP / XP 64-bit OS:
Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”.
For Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM

64-bit OS:

Go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust
“Recording Volume”.

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Analog Surround

1

Audio Header

(17-pin HD_AUDIO2)
(see p.2, No. 27)

PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

18 SENSE 17 KEY
16 LFE 15 A_GND
14 A_GND 13 Center
12 Surr_Rear_R 11 A_GND
10 A_GND 9 Surr_Rear_L

8 Surr_Side_R 7 A_GND
6 A_GND 5 Surr_Side_L
4 Front_R 3 A_GND
2 A_GND 1 Front_L

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.2, No. 12)

3W Audio AMP Output
Wafer Header

(4-pin SPEAKER1)
(see p.2, No. 28)

Power LED Header

(3-pin PLED1)
(see p.2, No. 11)

Front_R-

Front_R+

Front_L+

Front_L-

1

PLED-

PLED+

PLED+

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.

Please connect the chassis
speaker to this header.

Please connect the chassis
power LED to this header
to

indicate system power
status. The LED is on when
the system is operating. The
LED keeps blinking in S1/S3
state. The LED is off in S4
state or S5 state (power off).

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Chassis Fan Connector

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.2, No. 4)

Please connect a fan cable
to the fan connector and
match the black wire to the
ground pin.

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CPU Fan Connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.2, No. 22)

SATA Power Connector

(SATA_POW1)
(see p.2, No. 10)

Serial Port Header

(10-pin COM1)
(see p.2, No. 18)

HDMI_SPDIF Header

(2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)
(see p.2, No. 25)

RI

RTS CTS

GND

TXD

DCD

1

Though this motherboard
provides a 4-Pin CPU fan
(Quiet Fan) connector, 3-Pin
CPU fans can still work even
without fan speed control. If
you plan to connect a 3-Pin
CPU fan, please connect it
to Pin 1-3.

Please connect a SATA
power cable.

NC

DSR

DTR

RXD

This COM1 header supports
a serial port module.

This header provides SPDIF
audio output to HDMI VGA
cards, allowing the system
to connect HDMI Digital
TV/projector/LCD devices.
Please connect the HDMI_
SPDIF connector of a HDMI
VGA card to this header.

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Backlight & Amp
Volume Control
Header

(8-pin BLT_VOL1)
(see p.2, No. 17)

1

1: BKLT_EN
2: BKLT_PWM
3: BKLT_PWR
4: BKLT_PWR
5: GND
6: GND
7: Brightness_Up
8: Brightness_Down

Digital MIC Header

(5-pin DMIC1)
(see p.2, No. 24)

Home Theater PC
Header

(7-pin HTPC1)
(see p.2, No. 29)

LPC Debug Header

(13-pin LPC1)
(see p.2, No. 30)

1: +5V
2: No pin
2: SPDIF_OUT/DMIC_CLK
3: GND
4: DMIC_DATA
5: +3.3V

PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

8 HDMI CEC 7 #Power_Button
6 SMB_DATA 5 3.3V Standby
4 SMB_CLK 3 No pin
2 GND 1 Recording LED

PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

14 +3V 13 No pin
12 +3V 11 +3V
10 GND 9 GND

1

8 LAD3 7 LAD2
6 LAD1 5 LAD0
4 LFRAME# 3 RESET#
2 GND 1 CLK

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LVDS Panel Connector

(40-pin LVDS1)
(see p.2, No. 15)

PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

1 ODD_Lane3_P 21 NC

1

40

2 ODD_Lane3_N 22 EDID_3.3V
3 ODD_Lane2_P 23 LCD_GND
4 ODD_Lane2_N 24 LCD_GND
5 ODD_Lane1_P 25 LCD_GND
6 ODD_Lane1_N 26 ODD_CLK_P
7 ODD_Lane0_P 27 ODD_CLK_N
8 ODD_Lane0_N 28 BKLT_GND

9 EVEN_Lane3_P 29 BKLT_GND
10 EVEN_Lane3_N 30 BKLT_GND
11 EVEN_Lane2_P 31 EDID_CLK
12 EVEN_Lane2_N 32 BKLT_ENABLE
13 EVEN_Lane1_P 33 BKLT_PWM_DIM
14 EVEN_Lane1_N 34 EVEN_CLK_P
15 EVEN_Lane0_P 35 EVEN_CLK_N
16 EVEN_Lane0_N 36
17 EDID_GND 37

LCD_VCC (3.3V/5V/12V)

18

LCD_VCC (3.3V/5V/12V)

19

LCD_VCC (3.3V/5V/12V)

20

BKLT_PWR (12V/19V)

BKLT_PWR (12V/19V)

BKLT_PWR (12V/19V)

38
39 NC
40 EDID_DATA

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1.5 Jumper 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”. The illustration shows a 3-pin
jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”
when a jumper cap is placed on these
2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.2, No. 31)

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 nish updating the BIOS,
you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it down before you do the

clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user

default prole, 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the

CMOS battery is removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

Backlight Power Jumper

(3-pin BKT_PWR1)
(see p.2, No. 13)

Panel Power Jumper

(3-pin PNL_PWR1)
(see p.2, No. 14)

1-2 : +

19V

2-3 : +12V

1-2 : +3V
2-3 : +5V

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