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ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard 1 English Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 21.8cm (8.6 in) ErP/EuP Ready PS2 Mouse CPU_FAN1 1 SPEAKER1 Designed in Taipei ATX12V1 DDR3 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) ATXPWR1 24.4cm (9.6 in) 7 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Gigabit LAN USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 Top: RJ-45 PCI Express 2.0 CMOS Battery Dual Channel USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 PWR_FAN1 PS2 Keyboard DVI_CON1 Top: LINE IN VGA1 HDMI1 Bottom: MIC IN Center: FRONT DX10.1 SATA3_0 RoHS SATA3_1 8 9 28 PCIE1 LAN PHY H61M/U3S3 CHA_FAN1 PCI1 27 26 HD_AUDIO1 10 1 PCI2 Super I/O 1 CLRCMOS1 Intel H61 USB8_9 11 12 32Mb BIOS SATA2_0 13 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 25 AUDIO CODEC PCIE2 COM1 14 15 16 PANEL1 1 USB6_7 IR1 PLED PWRBTN 1 1 LPT1 1 HDLED RESET 1 1 CIR1 1 SATA2_3 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 1155-Pin CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, White) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) Intel H61 Chipset Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 32Mb SPI Flash SATA2 Connector (SATA2_0, Blue) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1, Blue) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue) Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) Infrared Module Header (IR1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) COM Port Header (COM1) Print Port Header (LPT1, White) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) PCI Slots (PCI1-2) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue) English 2 ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard I/O Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 1 2 *3 4 ** 5 6 11 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) VGA/D-Sub Port LAN RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) 10 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 8 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) USB 3.0 Ports (USB23) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) VGA/HDMI Port VGA/DVI-D Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Status SPEED LED Description ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Off No Link Blinking Data Activity On Link Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port ** 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 find "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® 7 / VistaTM: After restarting your computer, please double-click "Realtek HD Audio Manager" on the system tray. Set "Speaker Configuration" 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. ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard 3 English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61M/U3S3 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 specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find 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 specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock H61M/U3S3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H61M/U3S3 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® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the "User Manual" in our support CD for details. English 4 ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard 1.2 Platform Specifications - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Supports 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Intel® H61 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 3) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000 - Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 - Max. shared memory 1759MB (see CAUTION 4) - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI (see CAUTION 5) - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 6) - Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1.4a - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Atheros® AR8151 - Supports Wake-On-LAN CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard 5 English Rear Panel I/O SATA3 USB3.0 Connector I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x Print Port header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 32Mb AMI BIOS - 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 - IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial) - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 7) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 9) ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard BIOS Feature English 6 Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 10) - SmartView (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 12) - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 13) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 14) - Good Night LED - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 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) (see CAUTION 15) * 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 the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system 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. ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard 7 English CAUTION! 1. 2. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 41 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest information. You can choose to use two of the four monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time. Besides, with the DVI-to-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the same features as HDMIport. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to fine-tune different system functions in a user-friendly interface, ...