User Manual
Version 1.0
Published August 2013
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Unique Features 6
1.4 Motherboard Layout 9
1.5 I/O Panel 11
Chapter 2 Installation 12
2.1 Installing the CPU 13
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 16
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 17
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19
2.5 Jumpers Setup 20
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 26
3.1 Installing Drivers 26
3.2 A-Tuning 27
3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 31
3.4 Start8 36
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 39
4.1 Introduction 39
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 39
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 40
4.2 Main Screen 41
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 42
4.4 Advanced Screen 50
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 51
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 53
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 55
4.4.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 56
4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 57
4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 58
4.4.7 USB Conguration 60
4.4.8 Trusted Computing 61
4.5 Tools 62
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 65
4.7 Boot Screen 66
4.8 Security Screen 69
4.9 Exit Screen 70
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock H81M-DGS 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 contains the introduction of the motherboard
and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the
soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on
ASRock’s website w ithout f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s pecic information about the model
you are using. You may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website ht tp://www.a srock.com.
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock H81M-DGS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
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ASRock H81M-DGS Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock H81M-DGS Support CD
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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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1 x I/O Panel Shield
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1.2 Specications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Expansion
Slot
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Micro ATX Form Factor
All Solid Capacitor design
Supports 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /
Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package
4 Power Phase Design
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Intel® H81
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB
(see CAUTION)
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
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Graphics
Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
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be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick
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Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full
HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
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Max. shared memory 1792MB
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Dual VGA output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by
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independent display controllers
Supports DVI-D with ma x. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
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60Hz
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
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60Hz
Supports HDCP function with DVI-D ports
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Audio
LAN
Rear Panel
I/O
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D
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and ports
5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
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PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
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Realtek RTL8111G
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Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports LAN Cable Detection
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
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1 x D-Sub Port
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1 x DVI-D Port
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4 x USB 2.0 Ports
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2 x USB 3.0 Ports
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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
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LED)
HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
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Storage
2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot
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Plug” functions
2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot
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Plug” functions
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Connector
BIOS
Feature
Support
CD
Hardware
Monitor
1 x IR header
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1 x Print Port header
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1 x COM port header
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1 x Chassis Intrusion header
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1 x TPM header
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1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
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1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)
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1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)
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1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
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1 x 4 pin 12V power connector
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1 x Front panel audio connector
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2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
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32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with Multilingual GUI support
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ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
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SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-
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Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Tria l Version), Cyber-
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Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and
Toolbar, Start8
CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing
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CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-
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Adjust by CPU Temperature)
CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
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CASE OPEN detection
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Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
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Microso® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit compliant
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Certications
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com
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FCC, CE, WHQL
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ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju sting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using thirdparty o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.
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.
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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock A-Tuning
A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new
features and improved utilities, including XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night
LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-
nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without
preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save
the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or
<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.
Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le
system.
ASRock APP Charger
Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
charge up to 40% faster than before on your computer. ASRock APP Charger allows
you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports
continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM
(S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power o (S5).
ASRock XFast USB
ASRock XFast USB can boost the performance of your USB storage devices. e
performance may depend on the properties of the device.
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ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast LAN provides faster internet access, which includes the benets
listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s
priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer
setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac
Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Real-
Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize
which data streams you are currently transferring.
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is included in A-Tuning. It fully utilizes the memory space
that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM
shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster
than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another
advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your
SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If
power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will
automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note
that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0
ports support this feature.
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access
at specied 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 required.
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ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version
from our servers for you without entering Windows® OS. Please setup network
conguration before using Internet Flash.
ASRock System Browser
ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices
connected.
ASRock Dehumidier Function
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling
“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer
will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Easy Driver Installer
For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support
CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver
to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other
required drivers automatically.
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ASRock Interactive UEFI
ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects
and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface
and more amusment.
ASRock Fast Boot
With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technolog y, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to
logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! e speedy boot will
completely change your user experience and behavior.
ASRock Restart to UEFI
Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed
makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to
enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,
the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.
ASRock USB Key
In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing
usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those
foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to
windows automatically!
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure up to ve dierent
fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level
when the assigned temperature is met.
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ASRock Good Night LED
ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by
extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the
Power/HDD/LAN LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good
Night LED will automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the
system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.
1.4 Motherboard Layout
Intel
H81
DDR 3_B 1 ( 64 bit , 2 40- pin mo dul e)
DDR 3_A 1 ( 64 bit , 2 40- pin mo dul e)
CMO S
Bat te ry
Supe r
I/O
ATXP WR 1
LAN
Top:
RJ-4 5
USB 2.0
T: USB 2
B: U SB3
CLRCMOS 1
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SPEAKER1
IR1
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HDLED R ESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
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USB4_5
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COM1
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HD_AUD IO1
H8 1M- D GS
CHA_FAN 1
RoH S
CPU_FAN1
32Mb
BIOS
VGA1
DVI 1
USB 2 .0
T: USB0
B: US B1
Audio
CODEC
PCI E1
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Fast US B
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Fast RA M
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Fast LA N
PWR_FAN 1
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TPMS1
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LPT1
CI1
SATA_1 SATA_3
SATA_0 SATA_2
PCI E2
PS2
Keyb oard
PS2
Mous e
USB 3. 0
T:U SB0
B: USB 1
Top:
LINE IN
Center :
FRONT
Bottom :
MIC IN
USB6_7
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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
5 SATA2 Connector (SATA_3)
6 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2)
7 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0)
8 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1)
9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
10 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
11 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
12 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
13 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
14 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
16 Print Port Header (LPT1)
17 COM Port Header (COM1)
18 TPM Header (TPMS1)
19 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
20 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
21 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
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1.5 I/O Panel
1 2 3 5
No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
2 D-Sub Port 8 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)
3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 DVI-D Port
5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port
6 Microphone (Pink)
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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications .
ACT/LINK L ED
SPEED LE D
LAN Por t
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
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Chapter 2 Installation
is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard
components.
In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,
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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
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in the bag that comes with the components.
When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.1 Installing the CPU
1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please che ck if the PnP cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surfa ce is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket.
Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise,
the CPU will be seriously damaged .
2. Unplug all power c ables before in stalling the CPU.
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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed
if you wish to retur n the motherboard for aer service.
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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
is motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identica l (the same
brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.
2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technolog y with only one memory
module instal led.
3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIM M may be damaged.
e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation .
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
ere are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width graphics cards.
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