Zotac H61MATx user manual

USER’S MANUAL

Electronic Emission Notices

WARNING!

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions
contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

- REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA

- INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER

- CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM
THAT OF THE RECEIVER

- CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO/TELEVISION TECHNICIAN

NOTE:

Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B requirements, or
using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result in harmful interference to radio or
television reception.

The user is cautioned that any changes or modications not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is necessary to use
shielded I/O cables.

Copyright

This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be copied or
reproduced by any means.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, no responsibility for
errors or omissions is assumed. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the
use of the information contained herein.

Trademarks

All brand names, logos and registered trademarks mentioned are property of their respective
owners.

CAUTION:

Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type. Batteries should be recycled

where possible. Disposal of used batteries must be in accordance with local environmental
regulations.

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Intel H61-MATX series Motherboard

Table of Contents

Motherboard Specications ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Motherboard Layout--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Hardware Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

Safety Instructions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Preparing the Motherboard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

Installing the CPU --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
Installing the CPU Fan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
Installing Memory Modules --------------------------------------------------------------------------10

Installing the Motherboard --------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

Installing the I/O Shield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis ----------------------------------------------------- 11

Connecting Cables and Setting Switches -------------------------------------------------------------12

24-pin ATX Power Connector-PW1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 13
4-pin ATX_12V power connector-PW2 ----------------------------------------------------------- 13
Front Panel Header-FP1 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------14
Speaker Header-SPEAKER -------------------------------------------------------------------------14
USB Headers-FP_U1/2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
Front Pannel Audio Header-FP_S -----------------------------------------------------------------15
Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors (SATA1/2/3/4) --------------------------------------------------16
Fan Connectors-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16
Expansion Slots ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17
Jumper Settings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

Conguring the BIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18

Enter BIOS Setup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18
Main Menu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18
Advanced Menu----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19

CPU Conguration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19
Storage Conguration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------20
USB Conguration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20
F71808A Super IO Conguration ------------------------------------------------------------------21

H/W Monitor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21
ACPI Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21

Chipset Menu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

PCH-IO Conguration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------22
Graphics Conguration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------22
NB PCIe Conguration--------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

Boot Menu -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23

Boot Settings Conguration -------------------------------------------------------------------------23

Security Menu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24

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Table of Contents

Administrator Password ------------------------------------------------------------------------------24
User Password ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24

Save & Exit Menu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25

Save Changes and Exit-------------------------------------------------------------------------------25
Discard Changes and Exit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------26

Save Changes and Reset ----------------------------------------------------------------------------26
Discard Changes and Reset ------------------------------------------------------------------------26
Save Changes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------26
Discard Changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------26
Restore Defaults----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------26
Save as User Defaults --------------------------------------------------------------------------------26
Restore User Defaults --------------------------------------------------------------------------------26

Flash Update Procedure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------27

Installing Drivers and Software ----------------------------------------------------------------------------28

Drivers Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28

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Intel H61-MATX series Motherboard

Motherboard Specications

q Chipset

v Intel® H61 Chipset

q Size

v MATX form factor of 170mm X 235mm

q Microprocessor support

v Supports LGA 1155 Socket for 2nd/3rd Generation Intel® Core (support up to 95W CPU)

q Operating systems

v Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit, Windows Vista 32bit/64bit and Windows 7 32bit/64bit

q System Memory

v Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB DDR3 DRAM devices

v Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1066 and 1333 MT/s

v Maximum memory size: 16 GB

q USB 2.0 ports

v Supports hot plug and play

v Eight USB 2.0 ports (four ports on the back panel, four via the USB brackets connected

to the internal USB headers)

v Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate

q Onboard Serial ATA ports

v Independent DMA operation on four ports

v Four SATAII ports (3.0 Gb/s)

q Onboard LAN

v Support Full Duplex ow control (IEEE802.3x)

v 10/100 BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant (optional with Gigabit Lan)

v Wake On LAN (WOL) power management support

q Audio

v 6 channel High Denition Audio

v All DACs support 192k/96k/48k/44.1kHz sample rate

q Green Function

v Support SMM, APM, ACPI

v Suspend to DRAM supported (STR)

v AC power failure recovery

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q PCI Express Interface

v Supports PCI Express 2.0

v Wake up function is supported

v Clock spread spectrum capability

q Expansion slots

v One PCI Express x16 slot

v Two PCI Express x1 slots

Motherboard Specications

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Intel H61-MATX series Motherboard

120

240

121

120

240

121

1.5V

1.5V

115XLM

1

8

12

13

14

Chipset

15

16

DDRIII1

DDRIII2

K/B

USB2.0

S-FAN1

PW1

JP1

PW2

SATA1

SATA2

2

6

7

FP_U1

PCIE3

PCIE1

9

AUDIO

CPUFAN

LAN1

3

FP1

10

FP-S

11

SATA3

SATA4

4

5

SPEAKER

FP_U2

PCIE2

USB2.0

VGA

COM

Motherboard Layout

Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors.

Figure 1. Board Layout

1.

2. Chipset

3. Serial-ATA Connectors (SATA1/2/3/4)

4. Front Panel Header-FP1

5. Speaker Header-SPEAKER

6. Clear CMOS Jumper-JP1

7. USB2.0 Headers (FP_U1/2)

24-pin ATX Power Connector-PW1

8. SYS Fan Connector-S-FAN1

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Figure 1

9. PCI Express x1 Slots-PCIE2/3

10. PCI Express x16 Slot-PCIE1

11. Front Pannel Audio Header-FP_S

12. Backpanel Connectors

13. 4-pin ATX_12V Power Connector-PW2

14. CPU Socket

15. CPU Fan Connector_CPUFAN

16. DDRIII DIMM Sockets-DDRIII1~2

5

6

7

3

4

2

Figure 2. Backpanel connectors

5

6

10

15

11

1. PS2 Mouse Port

2. PS2 Keyboard Port

3. COM Port

4. VGA Port

5. USB 2.0 Ports

6. Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel

Blue Line-In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out

Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Pi nk Mic In Mic In Center/Subwoofer

Rear panel

7. LAN port LED indicators

Speed LEDActivity LED

Activity LED

Status Descritption

Off No link

Yellow Linked

Blinking Data activity

Speed LED

Status Description

Off Speed: 10 Mbps

Green Speed: 100 Mbps

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Intel H61-MATX series Motherboard

Hardware Installation

This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this

section are:

q Preparing the motherboard

v Installing the CPU

v Installing the CPU fan

v Installing Memory DIMMs

q Installing the motherboard

q Connecting cables and setting switches

Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of re, electric shock, and injury, always follow basic safety precautions.

Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before

removing or installing any equipment from/to the computer chassis.

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