ASROCK H61M-GE User Manual Download Page 2

2

Copyright Notice:

No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in 
any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by 
the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc.
Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis-
tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for 
identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa-
tional use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed 
as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or 
omissions that may appear in this manual.  
With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of 
any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran-
ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for 
any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for 
loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), 
even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from 
any defect or error in the manual or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions: 
(1)  this device may not cause harmful interference, and 
(2)  this device must accept any interference received, including interference that  

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic 
substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations 
passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali-
fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see 
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”
 

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

Summary of Contents for H61M-GE

Page 1: ...1 H61M GE User Manual Version 1 1 Published May 2012 Copyright 2012 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...es or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequenti...

Page 3: ...play Features 22 2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 25 2 9 Jumpers Setup 26 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 27 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 31 2 12 Hot...

Page 4: ...figuration 47 3 4 5 Intel R Rapid Start Technology 48 3 4 6 Intel R Smart Connect Technology 49 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration 50 3 4 8 ACPI Configuration 51 3 4 9 USB Configuration 52 3 5 Hardware Heal...

Page 5: ...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 w...

Page 6: ...ion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode PCIE 3 0 is only supported with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU With Intel Sandy Bridge CPU it only supports PCIE 2 0 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots...

Page 7: ...d HDMI ports Audio 7 1 CH HD Audio Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Atheros AR8151 Supports Wake On LAN Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port...

Page 8: ...UTION 10 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 11 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 12 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 13 ASRock XFast RAM see CAUTION 14 Hybrid Booster ASRock U COP see CAUTION 15 Boot Failure Guard B...

Page 9: ...or microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 chan nel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 13...

Page 10: ...supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Sus pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charg...

Page 11: ...dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC sys tem 16 Combo Cooler Option C C O provides the flexible option to adopt three different CPU coo...

Page 12: ..._0 Blue 26 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE2 White 12 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 27 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 Blue 13 SATA2 Connector SATA2_1 Blue 28 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 Intel H61 H61M G...

Page 13: ...See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line In or No...

Page 14: ...our computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek...

Page 15: ...wing precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherb...

Page 16: ...Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees...

Page 17: ...serting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion...

Page 18: ...heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_ FAN1 see page 12 No 1 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes...

Page 19: ...configuration 2 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the blu...

Page 20: ...ard Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and th...

Page 21: ...Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched o...

Page 22: ...enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This mother board also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub and HDMI to suppo...

Page 23: ...setup the default value of Onboard VGA Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Expre...

Page 24: ...efore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High...

Page 25: ...ments are matched correctly USB_PWR P P GND ATX 5VSB IRRX IRTX GND DUMMY Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrar...

Page 26: ...r 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...

Page 27: ...interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this m...

Page 28: ...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 Re...

Page 29: ...or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data The front panel design m...

Page 30: ...ovides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 12 1...

Page 31: ...SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA SATAII in AHCI mode Intel H61 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming int...

Page 32: ...nector interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard w...

Page 33: ...t SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug...

Page 34: ...HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration B Set the option SATA M...

Page 35: ...e option SATA Mode Selection to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration B Set th...

Page 36: ...k on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3...

Page 37: ...the selected screen PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of the screen END Go to the bottom of the screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F7 Discard changes...

Page 38: ...will be hid den if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issues with...

Page 39: ...OverClocking Support Use this item to enable or disable GT OverClocking Support The default value is Disabled DRAM Timing Configuration Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Configuration opt...

Page 40: ...tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tFA...

Page 41: ...Voltage The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to...

Page 42: ...conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without enter ing operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard d...

Page 43: ...fault value is All Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support fr...

Page 44: ...ion Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option...

Page 45: ...Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto IGPU Multi Moniter This allows you to enable or disable IGPU Multi Moniter The default value is Enabled...

Page 46: ...ure Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only The default v...

Page 47: ...ode AHCI Mode and Disabled The default value is IDE Mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have...

Page 48: ...Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al lows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds The default is Enabled Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 entry The...

Page 49: ...t Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Smart Connect Technology Intel R Smart Connect Technology keeps your e mail and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc updated automatical...

Page 50: ...o enable or disable CIR controller Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Confi...

Page 51: ...wer On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system fro...

Page 52: ...efault value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disable...

Page 53: ...speed and the critical voltage CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan Setting This allows yo...

Page 54: ...Priority The default value is Legacy ROM Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you...

Page 55: ...55 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it...

Page 56: ...card changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop...

Page 57: ...OM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN f...

Page 58: ...I Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility Boot Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installa...

Reviews: