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ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS Motherboard 1 English Motherboard Layout (H61M-VGS / H61M-VS) 1 2 3 17.3cm (6.8 in) RoHS DX10.1 CPU_FAN1 ErP/EuP Ready ATX12V1 Designed in Taipei DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 ATXPWR1 22.6cm (8.9 in) 4 5 6 32Mb BIOS USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 Top: RJ-45 23 Bottom: MIC IN Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT HD_AUDIO1 22 21 PWR_FAN1 1 LAN PHY PCI Express 2.0 PCIE1 Super I/O AUDIO CODEC CLRCMOS1 20 19 1 CMOS Battery Dual Channel PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse 1 LPT1 VGA1 Intel H61 1 SPEAKER1 7 PCIE2 USB8_9 SATA2_3 SATA2_1 CHA_FAN1 COM1 1 USB6_7 PLED PWRBTN 8 1 1 1 HDLED RESET PANEL1 SATA2_2 SATA2_0 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1155-Pin CPU Socket ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) Intel H61 Chipset 32Mb SPI Flash SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1, Blue) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_0, Blue) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) COM Port Header (COM1) Print Port Header (LPT1, White) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) English 2 ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS Motherboard I/O Panel (H61M-VGS) 1 2 3 4 5 10 1 *2 3 ** 4 5 9 8 6 7 8 9 10 7 6 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) LAN RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) VGA/D-Sub 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. After restarting your computer, you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Speaker". Then you are allowed to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". Click "Power" to save your change. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: on the bottom. In "Advanced Options" screen, select "Independent Headphone", and click "OK" to save your change. ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS Motherboard 3 English Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Advanced Options" on the left side I/O Panel (H61M-VS) 1 2 3 4 5 10 1 *2 3 ** 4 5 9 8 6 7 8 9 10 7 6 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) LAN RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) VGA/D-Sub 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 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Speaker". Then you are allowed to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". Click "Power" to save your change. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Advanced Options" on the left side English 4 on the bottom. In "Advanced Options" screen, select "Independent Headphone", and click "OK" to save your change. ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS Motherboard 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS 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-VGS / H61M-VS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 6.8-in, 22.6 cm x 17.3 cm) ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS Quick Installation Guide ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS 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. ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS Motherboard 5 English 1.2 Platform CPU Specifications - Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 6.8-in, 22.6 cm x 17.3 cm - Solid Capacitor for CPU power - 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 - Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000 - Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 - Max. shared memory 1759MB (see CAUTION 4) - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA® VT1705 Audio Codec) - H61M-VGS Atheros® PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN AR8151, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s - H61M-VS Atheros® PCIEx1 LAN AR8152, speed 10/100 Mb/s - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 6 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 - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 1 x Print Port header Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O English Connector 6 ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS Motherboard BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications / XP / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 13) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com ASRock H61M-VGS / H61M-VS Motherboard 7 English - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 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) - 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 5) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 6) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 7) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 8) - SmartView (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 10) - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 11) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 12) - 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 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. CAUTION! 1. 2. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 39 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. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to fine-tune different system functions in a user-friendly interface, which is including Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust. In Overclocking, you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system performance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile a ...