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H61H2-M8 USER MANUAL

Chapter 4

Using the Motherboard Software

Auto-installing under Windows XP/7/8......................................55

Running Setup..............................................

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Manual Installation..........................................................................57
ECS Utility Software (Intelligent EZ Utility).....................................57

Chapter 5

Trouble Shooting

Start up problems during assembly..............................................59

Start up problems after prolong use............................................60

Maintenance and care tips.................................

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Basic Troubleshooting Flowchart...................................................61

Summary of Contents for H61H2-M8

Page 1: ...s been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal lation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference...

Page 2: ...age 9 Hpage 29 Hpage 55 Installing the Motherboard IntroducingtheMotherboard Provides information on us ing the BIOS Setup Utility Describes the motherboard software Limits and methods of mesurement of radio disturbance char acteristics of information technology equipment EN 55022 EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household app...

Page 3: ...TA Hard Drive 22 ConnectingCaseComponents 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction 1 PakageContents 1 Specifications 2 Motherboard Components 4 I OPorts 6 Chapter 3 29 UsingBIOS 29 About the Setup Utility 29 The Standard Configuration 29 Entering the Setup Utility 29 Resetting the Default CMOS Values 30 Using BIOS 30 BIOS Navigation Keys 31 Main Menu 32...

Page 4: ... installing under Windows XP 7 8 55 Running Setup 55 ManualInstallation 57 ECSUtilitySoftware IntelligentEZUtility 57 Chapter 5 59 Trouble Shooting 59 Startupproblemsduringassembly 59 Startupproblemsafterprolonguse 60 Maintenanceandcaretips 60 BasicTroubleshootingFlowchart 61 ...

Page 5: ...anufacturer to check whether this board supports USB 3 0 function or not and USB 3 0 location will be different 2 The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including PS2 mouse and PS2 keyboard connectors one DVI port Optional one D sub VGA port four USB 2 0 ports or two USB 2 0 ports two USB 3 0 ports 3 one RJ45 LAN connector and audio jacks for line in line...

Page 6: ...l CoreTM Family Pentium Celeron processors Supports Hyper Threading technology CPU Note Please go to ECS website for the latest CPU support list Note Please go to ECS website for the latest Memory support list When you use this MB with 3rd Generation Intel CoreTM Fam ily Processors 2 x USB 3 0 ports supported by Asmedia 1042A 2 x USB 3 0 ports at rear I O 1 x USB 3 0 header supports additional two...

Page 7: ... header 1 x Debug card header LDC AMI BIOS with 32Mb SPI Flash ROM Supports Plug and Play Supports ACPI DMI Supports STR S3 STD S4 Supports Hardware monitor Audio LAN can be disabled in BIOS F7 hot key for boot up devices option Supports PgUp clear CMOS Hotkey Has PS2 KB Model only Supports Dual Display Supports GUI UEFI BIOS Supports Multi Language Supports AC 97 HD Audio auto detect default 2 x ...

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Page 9: ...K Speaker header 8 SATA1 4 Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s connectors 9 LDC Debug card header 10 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 11 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 12 F_USB1 2 Front panel USB 2 0 headers 13 LPT Printer Header 14 COM Onboard serial port header 15 F_AUDIO Front panel audio header 16 PCIE PCI Express x1 slot 17 PCIEX16 PCI Express slot for graphics interface 18 USB3F Front panel USB 3 0 header ...

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Page 11: ... devices 8 Line in blue It can be connected to an external CD DVD player Tape player or other audio devices for audio input 9 Line out lime It is used to connect to speakers or headphones 10 Microphone pink It is used to connect to a microphone LAN LED Status Description OFF No data Orange blinking Active OFF No link Green Link ActivityLED LinkLED Link LED LAN Port Please take the actual motherboa...

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Page 13: ... the motherboard Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mothe...

Page 14: ...tion shows the location of the motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled 2 3 Checking Jumper Settings To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Default Settings and then Save and Exit Setup ...

Page 15: ... Setup Utility We strongly recommend you do not over clock processor or other compo nents to run faster than their rated speed The following illustration shows CPU installation components A Press the hook of lever down with your thumb and pull it to the right side to release it from retention tab B Lift the tail of the load lever and rotate the load plate to fully open position C Grasp the edge of...

Page 16: ... IHS Intergraded Heat Spreader Engage the load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate Secure the load lever with the hook under retention tab Then the cover will flick automatically Please save and replace the cover onto the CPU socket if processor is re moved ...

Page 17: ...rboard and processor socket Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges in case the fan casing and the clips cause serious damage to the motherboard or its components To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heat sink instal lation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size...

Page 18: ... grounding strap when you handle the modules You must install at least one module in any of the two slots Total memory capacity is 16 GB A Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down B Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot C The slot latches are leve...

Page 19: ...ilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system PCIEX16 Slot The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install external PCI Express graphics cards that are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 2 0 Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configur...

Page 20: ...ure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card Follow these instructions to install an add on card Please refer the following illustrations to install the add ...

Page 21: ...ts No Components 1 SATA1 4 5 F_AUDIO 2 F_USB1 2 6 LDC 3 LPT 7 USB3F 4 COM SATA1 4 connectors are used to support the Serial ATA 3Gb s device Simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Paral lel ATA interface But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA 1 SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors ...

Page 22: ...ind of case use auxiliary USB 2 0 connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard 2 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB 2 0 headers Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi cated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up 3 LPT Onboard parallel port Header This is a header that can be used to connect to the printer scanner or other devic...

Page 23: ...a serial port to your system The front panel audio header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented mi crophone and line out ports for easier access This header supports HD audio by default If you want connect an AC 97 front panel audio to HD onboard headers please set as below picture 5 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header ...

Page 24: ...tick off the option of Using Front Jack Detect For reference only If you use AC 97 Front Panel please tick off the option of Disabled Front Panel Detect If you use HD Audio Front Panel please don t tick off Disabled Front Panel Detect For reference only AC 97 Audio Configuration To enable the front panel audio connector to sup port AC97 Audio mode ...

Page 25: ...y cause damage or system hang up This Motherboard implements one USB 3 0 header supporting 2 extra front USB 3 0 ports which delivers 5Gb s transfer rate 7 USB3F Front Panel USB 3 0 header Optional Please take the actual motherboard as standard or contact the manu facturer to check whether this board supports USB 3 0 function or not and USB 3 0 location will be different ...

Page 26: ... the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with a SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard Refer to t...

Page 27: ... you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin connecting the motherboard components Refer to the following 2 4 7 Connecting Case Components No Components No Components 1 ATX12V 4 SYS_FAN 2 CPU_FAN 5 SPK 3 ATX_POWER 6 F_PANEL ...

Page 28: ...3 ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector ATX_POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN 2 4 CPU_FAN CPU cooling FAN Power Connector SYS_FAN System Cool ing FAN Power Connector Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V ...

Page 29: ...e that when installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX match perfectly Connecting 24 pin power cable 24 pin power cable The ATX12V4P power connector is used to provide power to the CPU When installing 4 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX12V4P match perfectly Connecting 4 pin power cable 4 pin power cable ...

Page 30: ...Chapter 2 26 H61H2 M8 USER MANUAL Connect the case speaker cable to SPK 5 SPK Speaker header ...

Page 31: ...nector Power Sleep Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color front panel mounted LED provides power on off sleep and message waiting indication Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary con tact switch that is normally open When the switch is closed the board resets and runs POST Power Switch Supporting the power on off fu...

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Page 33: ...settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we rec ommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the ...

Page 34: ...bmenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu Resetting the Default CMOS Values When powering on for the first time the POST screen may show a CMOS Settings Wrong message This standard message will appear following a clear CMOS data at factory by the manufacturer You simply need to Load Default Settings to reset the ...

Page 35: ...avigation keys are listed below KEY FUNCTION Scrolls through the items on a menu Change Opt F2 Previous Value F3 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help ESC Exits the current menu Enter Select F4 Save Exit 1 For the purpose of better product maintenance the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS items presented in this manual The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference onl...

Page 36: ...ystem language When you enter the BIOS Setup program the main menu appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Select an item and press Enter to display the submenu Main Menu Choosethesystemdefault language Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F...

Page 37: ... Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit LAN Configuration PC Health Status ACPI Settings CPU Configuration SATAConfiguration USB Configuration Super IO Configuration Intel R Smart Connect Technology PowerManagementSetup Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN1 Controller Main Adv...

Page 38: ...ht Click Exit CPU Smart Fan Control Enabled Smart Fan Mode Normal Smart Fan start PWM value 180 Smart Fan start PWM TEMP 30 Delta T 3 Smart Fan Slope PWM value 10 PWMvalue unit CPU Fan Full Speed Offset 23 Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Righ...

Page 39: ...will be auto restricted to make system more quietly If you choose Manual mode the fan speed will be adjusted depending on users parameters Press Esc to return to the PC Health Status page Smart Fan Start PWM value 180 Smart Fan Start TEMP 30 This item is used to set the start PWM value of the smart fan This item is used to set the start temperature of the smart fan DeltaT 3 This item specifies the...

Page 40: ...sleepstatethesystem will enter when the suspend button is pressed Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Enabled for Windows XP and Linux OS optimized for Hyper Threading Technology and Disabled for other OS OS not optimized for Hyp...

Page 41: ...ble Bit enabled systems can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repair Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled When disabled a VMM cannot utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vandor Pool Technology Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled Use this item to enable the CPU energy saving function when the system is not running Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Limit ...

Page 42: ...be installed Use these items to configure each device on the SATA channel Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit DetermineshowSATA Controller s operate SATAConfiguration SATAMode IDE Mod...

Page 43: ...p If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit USB Support Parameters USB ...

Page 44: ...o Use this item to change device settings Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Serial Port 0 Configuration Parallel Port Configuration Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Scr...

Page 45: ...ode Standard Parallel Po This item shows the information of the device mode Press Esc to return to the Super IO Configuration page Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Enabled or Disab...

Page 46: ... Use this item to show the information of Intel R Smart Connect Technology Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Enabled Disabled ISCT Configuration ISCT Configuration Disabled ...

Page 47: ...g call on the Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Power LED Type Dual Color LED This item shows the type of the power LED Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Ente...

Page 48: ...ttings for the North Bridge chipset South Bridge chipset and other system System Agent SA Parameters Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit System Agent Configuration PCH Configuration ME Configuration Main Advanced Chipset M I B II...

Page 49: ...I codec Enabled This item enables or disables Azalia Internal HDMI codec PCH Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen F4 Save Exit Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Select AC power state wh...

Page 50: ...enu page ME Subsystem Help Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Enable Disable ME Firm ware ME Control Enabled Use this item to enable or disable ME Firmware Management EngineTechnology Configuration ME FW Version 8 1 30 1350 ME C...

Page 51: ...tem bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system M I B III MB Intelligent BIOS III Menu ME Subsystem Help Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit CPU OverClocking Configuration M I B III MB Intelligen...

Page 52: ...y Enabled This item allows users to enable or disable the EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Tech nology Graphics Voltage 1 256 0 This item allows you to adjust the internal GFX voltage Graphics Core Ratio Limit 21 This item allows you to control the internal GFX Turbo ratio ...

Page 53: ...CTIVE bank x to ACTIVE bank y in memory clock cycles Write to Read Delay twTR 6 This item specifies the write to read delay time Performance Memory Profiles Automatic This item enables you to set the Performance Memory Profile Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Memory Multiplier Configuration Performance Memory Profiles Automatic XMP Profile 1 Not Supported XMP Profile 2 Not Suppor...

Page 54: ...s the information of the CPU installed in your computer Processor Speed 3500 MHz This item shows the CPU speed Memory Frequency 1600 MHz This item shows the memory frequency Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Total Memory 4096 MB DDR3 This item shows the total memory of DDR3 This item controls the four bank activate ...

Page 55: ...e select LEGACY Use this item to select boot mode Operation System Select Windows7 or other OS This item is used to select the operation system Boot Configuration Launch PXE OpROM Disabled The item enables or disables launch PXE Option ROM Launch Storage OpROM Enabled The item enables or disables launch Storage Option ROM Set Boot Priority This item enables you to set boot priority for all boot de...

Page 56: ...sabled This item allows you to enable or disable the secure boot state Secure Boot Disabled This item is used to control the secure boot flow it is possible only if system runs in User Mode Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Adm...

Page 57: ... you have made Restore Defaults This item enables you to restore the system defaults Save as User Defaults This item enables you to save the changes that you have made as user defaults Restore User Defaults This item enables you to restore user defaults Discard Changes and Reset This item enables you to discard any changes that you have made and reset Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security ...

Page 58: ... bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable device 5 Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your computer You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features ...

Page 59: ...h for all software and drivers available on the disk Open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk Click Exit button to close the Auto Setup window Browse CD Click the Setup button to select and run the software installation program Click the Utilities button to select and install ECS Intelligent Utility Information Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software...

Page 60: ...ll the items 4 Click Next to run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to re start a few times to complete the installation Windows 8 will show the following screen after system restart you must select Desktop in the bottom left to install the ...

Page 61: ...ty Software Intelligent EZ Utility ECS Intelligent EZ Utility provides friendly interfaces under Windows O S which makes your computing more easily and conveniently If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the oper ating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your operating ...

Page 62: ...hassle by listing all the latest drivers online Just select the one you prefer and start to download and install the drivers eSF eSF Smart Fan utility provides easy and safe way to adjust fan speed in accordance with your PC s system loading and temperature It has five modes to adjust fan speed in a safe range without entering the BIOS to optimize your system cooling environment Microsoft NET Fram...

Page 63: ...AN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 For Intel platforms check the pins on the CPU socket for damage or bent A bent pin may cause failure to boot and sometimes permanent damage from short circuit 5 Check the 12V power connector is connected to the motherboard 6 Check that the 12V power ATX connectors are fully inserted into the motherboard connectors Make sure the latches of the cable an...

Page 64: ...eplace a new one if necessary 3 Check that the 12V power ATX connectors are fully inserted into the motherboard connectors Make sure the latches of the cable and connector are locked into place 4 Remove the hard drive optical drive or DDR memory to determine which of these components may be at fault areas of high moisture content 3 Routinely clean the CPU cooler fan to remove dust and hair 4 In pl...

Page 65: ...o r p t o n y r o m e m M M I D e r u l i a f y r o m e m r o d e t r e s n i s p e e b t r o h s 8 d n a p e e b g n o l 1 f I d e t c e t e d t o n A G V s e Y s e Y n e e r c s T S O P t a t l a H s e Y O M C R L d n a S C t s e r t r a A M R t c a t n o c l i a f f I s e Y No e u s s i e c i v e d l a r e h p i r e P m e l b o r p D D H r o r r e p u t e s S O M C d S O M C R L C o t e e n t s...

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