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H61MD Series

 

Motherboard

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for H61MD Series

Page 1: ...H61MD Series Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your house...

Page 3: ...f radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated...

Page 4: ...facturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C Supplementary Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause...

Page 5: ...ans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked Normal operation depends on the overclocking capacity of your device If there is any when connecting USB audio 1394a RS232 COM IrDA or S PDIF cables to the internal ...

Page 6: ...ion Card 12 2 4 Install other Internal Connectors 13 2 5 Jumpers 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 19 Main 20 F center 22 Smart BIOS 22 Fox Intelligent Stepping 23 CPU Configuration 24 Performance Tuning 25 Advanced 27 North Bridge 27 ME Subsystem 28 Onboard Device Configuration 29 SATA Configuration 30 Super IO Configuration 31 Network Stack 32 Boot 33 CSM parameters 34 Power 35 Health 37 ...

Page 7: ...Frequency Control Optional 50 4 Limit Setting 50 5 Voltage Page Voltage Control Optional 53 6 Fan Page Fan Control 53 4 3 FOX LiveUpdate 54 1 Local Update 54 2 Online Update 56 3 Configure 59 4 About Help 61 4 4 FOX LOGO 62 4 5 FOX DMI 63 4 6 Smart charger 63 ...

Page 8: ...ard Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 9: ... transfer rate LAN Realtek RTL8111F CG LAN controller H61MD Support 10 100 1000Mbps Realtek RTL8105E VL CG LAN controller H61MD V Support 10 100Mbps Audio Realtek ALC662 VD0 GR High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel Support Jack Sensing function USB Support up to 8 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers supporting 4 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Internal Conne...

Page 10: ...eed control Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk Support Deep S4 S5 Function Support EuP function Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Smart Charger Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 8 7 XP Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor 7 5 inches x 6 7 inches 19cm x 17cm ...

Page 11: ...I Express X16 Slot 8 ME Header 9 Speaker Header 10 Front Panel Header 11 DDR3 DIMM Slot 12 24 pin ATX Power Connector 13 Front USB 2 0 Headers 14 LGA1155 CPU Socket 15 Chipset Intel H61 16 Clear CMOS Header 17 INTR Header The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 17 12 13 14 16 15 6 7 8 10 11 9 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 12: ...rinter USB flash drive and etc 5 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10 100 1000Mb s data rate 1 3 Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Keyboard Port Audio Port Line Out Microphone In Line In LAN Port USB 2 0 Port VGA Port 1 2 4 3 5 PS 2 Mouse Port 6 Active Link LED LED LAN Type Left Active Right Link Status Description Status Description 100M Off No Link Off No Link Green B...

Page 13: ...ek audio driver in CD to assign the audio output ports for different applications of 2 4 5 1 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above Port 2 channel 4 channel 5 1 channel Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone In Microphone In Center Subwoofer Out ...

Page 14: ...should be exercised during the instal lation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 15: ...talled otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware spe...

Page 16: ...damage to the CPU 2 Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket 3 Remove protective socket cover 5 When CPU is properly seated replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position 4 Check pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket 1 Release the CPU socket leve...

Page 17: ...ur bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard push them straight down from the top and the bolts will be fastened on the motherboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 3 2 1 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning th...

Page 18: ... capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select Dual channel first to achieve optimum performance Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction DIMM1...

Page 19: ...he steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets Step 1 Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 96...

Page 20: ...computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Installing a Graphics Card Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Expr...

Page 21: ...ower supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON Soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 NC 9 5V SB Stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND 2...

Page 22: ...ystem will restart when the switch is pressed Power LED Connector PWR LED Connect to the power LED indicator on the front panel of the chassis The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in operation S0 status the LED is on When the system gets into sleep mode S1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector ...

Page 23: ...d off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of this connector If eventually the chassis is closed the system will send a message out USB 2 0 Headers F_USB1 2 These connectors comply with USB 2 0 specifi cation you can...

Page 24: ...e problem Clear CMOS Header CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from the power outlet 2 Put a metal object...

Page 25: ... that allows to improve manage ment of corporate assets Set the jumper to pins 1 2 you can enable the Intel Management Engine function Set the jumper to pins 2 3 you can disable the Intel Management Engine function Definition Description Function 1 2 default Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Enable ME function 2 3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Disable ME function Before flashing BIOS ROM you need to set ME ...

Page 26: ... have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main F Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save Exit Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 27: ...l the items related with Green function features can be setup through this menu Health This setup enables you to read change fan speeds and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU System Security The Administrator User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system will ask you to key in correct password before boot or ...

Page 28: ...Date date from 1 to 31 Year year set up by users Use ENTER TAB to select a field Use or to input the value System Time This item allows you to configure the desired time Use ENTER TAB to select a field Use or to input the value The three fields of the setting are hour minute second respectively Access Level It displays your current access level If you enter system with a user password it will disp...

Page 29: ...esult in system halt CPU Brand Name It displays the current CPU name Total Memory This item displays the total memory size The size is depending on how many memory mod ules are installed in your system before powering on MAC Address This item displays the onboard LAN MAC address BIOS SETUP 22 ...

Page 30: ... BIOS there is a BIOS write protection mechanism provided to pre vent BIOS FLASH tool being improperly used to update BIOS or the vicious virus such as CHI etc rewriting BIOS setup Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping CPU Configuration Performance Tuning Press Enter to go to relative submenu Smart BIOS Smart BIOS Smart Power LED Disabled Smart Boot Menu Enabled Smart Power LED Settings Select Scree...

Page 31: ...Smart Boot Menu When PC starts it will ask you to press Del key to enter setup or press F7 key to enter smart boot menu If Disabled is selected then pressing F7 has no function This also prevents user without password trying to get into your computer through smart boot menu Fox Intelligent Stepping Spread Spectrum Enabled Spread Spectrum Settings Select Screen Click Select Item Enter Dbl Click Sel...

Page 32: ...ure Intel XD Bit This item is used to enable disable the Execute Disable Bit feature Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Limit CPUID Maximum This item is used to enable or disable CPUID maximum value limit configuration Set Limit CPUID Maximum to 3 Should be Disabled for Win...

Page 33: ... must be met including CPU chipset motherboard BIOS and operation system Please refer to Intel Website for more information C A U T I O N Turbo Mode Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than its marked frequency in specific condition North Bridge Configuration Performance Memory Profiles This item is used to select Performance memory profile Options Automatic Manual XMP Profile 1 XMP Pr...

Page 34: ...em allows you to set the minimum RAS active time in clock cycles tWR This item allows you to select the write recovery time in clock cycles tRFC Refresh to Refresh or Refresh to Active command interval tWTR This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between sending the last data from a write operation to the memory and issuing a read command tRRD This item allows you to select a d...

Page 35: ... to its submenu North Bridge North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory 1024 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Slot1 Not Present Memory Slot2 1024 MB DDR3 1333 Memory Configuration Integrated Graphics Auto UMA Frame buffer Size 256M Initate Graphics Adapter Auto VT d Unsupported IGD Multi Montior Disabled DVMT FIXED Memory 256M Keep IGD enabled based on the setup options Select Screen Click Sele...

Page 36: ...lable to the OS Initate Graphic Adapter This item is used to select which graphics controller is used as the primary boot device VT d This item is used to enable or disable the VT d feature Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O VT d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I O devices in virtualized environment IGD Multi Monitor ...

Page 37: ... Main Advanced Boot Power Health Security F center Save Exit Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Onboard USB Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard USB controller Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS If you have a USB keyboard or mouse set to enabled Enabled This option wi...

Page 38: ...s Native IDE This configures the SATA ports to support native IDE mode AHCI The Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA The specification includes a description of the hardware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA featu...

Page 39: ...t 1 COMA Select Screen Click Select Item Enter Dbl Click Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Version 2 15 1234 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Boot Power Health Security F center Save Exit BIOS SETUP 32 ...

Page 40: ...faults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Version 2 15 1234 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Boot Power Health Security F center Save Exit Network stack This item is used to enable disable UEFI network stack The UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Network Stack implements the TCP IP network interfaces such as SNP MNP ARP IP UDP DHCP MTFTP and TCP BIOS SETUP 33 ...

Page 41: ...e when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off Quiet Boot This item is used to enable disable the quiet boot Disabled Displays the normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages Fast Boot This item is used to enable or disable boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option This is no effect f...

Page 42: ... device ROM priority This item is used to specify PCI device ROM priority Launch CSM Always Boot option filter UEFI and Legacy Launch PXE OpROM policy Do not launch Launch Storage OpROM policy Legacy only Launch Video OpROM policy Legacy only Other PCI device ROM priority Legacy OpROM This option controls if CSM will be launched Select Screen Click Select Item Enter Dbl Click Select Change Opt F1 ...

Page 43: ...powered off all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S5 The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The system is in the soft off state and requires a complete boot when it wakes Software uses a different state value to distinguish between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to dis...

Page 44: ...his item is used to enable or disable RTC alarm event to generate a wake up RTC is system real time clock RTC Alarm Date Days When Resume by RTC is enabled select a specific date to generate a wake up RTC Alarm Time HH MM SS When Resume by RTC is enabled select a specific time to generate a wake up Energy using Products This item is used to enable disable the EuP Energy using Products feature When...

Page 45: ...Vcore 1 200 V VDDR 1 608 V 12V SYS 12 096 V 5V SYS 5 097 V VBAT 3 328 V CPU Smart Fan Control Disabled System Smart Fan Control Disabled Enabled Case Opening Warn ing and open chassis Instruction Alarm will appear If don t enter bios setup and disabled Case Opening Warning one time Instruction Alarm don t clear it will appear all the time Select Screen Click Select Item Enter Dbl Click Select Chan...

Page 46: ...BR from avoiding destroied by virus Secure Boot menu Press Enter to go to its submenu Security configuration Administrator Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Administator Password HDD BootSector Write Normal Secure Boot menu Set Administrator Password The password must be 1 to 20 characters long Select Screen Click Select Item Enter Dbl Click Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Pr...

Page 47: ... and reset computer without saving your modifications select No or ESC to return to the main menu Restore Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values Select this option and press Enter it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults Select Yes and then press Enter to load ...

Page 48: ...d contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Smart Charger Chapter 4 CD Instruction ...

Page 49: ...rst After that you can click One Click Setup and then choose the items you want to install or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually Choose the items you want to Install Show Utilities Show Drivers Visit Foxconn s website Browse CD View User s Manual Automatic Installation by One Click Drop to System Tray Exit the program Manual Installation Step by Step ...

Page 50: ...e options to install additional software programs And click User s Manual button to view the product manual The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system The appearance may change with different Operating Systems ...

Page 51: ... Stepping will require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Depending on hardware support voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models If the option is selectable it also means the feature...

Page 52: ...mation bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels Click this button you can select your favorite skin FOX ONE Panel Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray Exit FOX ONE Show CPU Information Toolbar...

Page 53: ...ur screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com Configuration 1 Monitor interval ms This is to define the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed on Simple Mode screen Minimum value is 1 second Apply the changes Click the new skin picture to select the new skin Cancel the changes ...

Page 54: ...ply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadings so it can define and estimate within a particular range of system loading what the CPU clock should be Step 1 Click Calibration icon a message pops out to ask for continue Select Yes Step 2 After data is collected it will ask you to restart your computer now Later on when the FOX ONE prog...

Page 55: ...your CPU clock Auto Click this button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use System will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to restart the system When system restarts run FOX ONE again it will display a recom mended highest CPU clock for you click Yes to apply it Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU ...

Page 56: ...ntinue You can see the system is raising CPU clock until the system hangs Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer Run FOX ONE program again it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system Click Yes to apply it to your system ...

Page 57: ...ck will be driven to run at its maximum speed While in Energy Saving CPU will lower down its speed to a minimum The four benchmarks Power Gaming Data Mining Office and Energy Saving the references of their system loading were calculated and defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu Select Auto CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading Now your sy...

Page 58: ...t CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function Go to Freq page Close this page Reset the changes Apply the changes Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU tempe...

Page 59: ...le the alert function Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current system temperature value Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of system temperature Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low l...

Page 60: ...e the alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current FAN1 fan rpm value Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value...

Page 61: ...step and North Bridge is 0 04V step 6 Fan Page Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual When Smart Fan is selected you must use a 4 pin CPU cooler in your system Go to Voltage page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan functi...

Page 62: ... physical motherboard for detail 1 2 Local Update Backup This page can backup your system BIOS You can click Backup and key in a file name then click Save to finish the backup operation The extension of this backup file is BIN for Award BIOS and ROM for AMI BIOS Make sure you can remember the file name together with the directory which it is stored prevented that you may need them to recover your ...

Page 63: ...sion of BIN for Award BIOS ROM for AMI BIOS before the setup wizard starts Key in a BIOS name Click here FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update This feature can be enabled in the Configure System setup Please refer to Configure System section for more detail The default backup directory is C LiveUpdate_ Temp but the backup file name will be automatically generated It is har...

Page 64: ...e operation 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update Click here Current information Search new dri...

Page 65: ...ties from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Current information Search new utilities from Internet Browse detailed information Install the selected utility Close the window Select the utility to update ...

Page 66: ...t it will search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Browse detailed BIOS information Close the window Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed utility information ...

Page 67: ...ing from Internet and if any qualified item found it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information Double click here Apply the changes Reset to default value Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate ...

Page 68: ...rsion 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Apply the changes Reset to default value ...

Page 69: ...ntinuous and without any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Apply the changes Reset to default value Select to flash Boot Block Click here Show information about FOX LiveUpdate We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any dama...

Page 70: ...Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 8 32 bit and 64 bit When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file automatically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the system or the motherboard...

Page 71: ...oard if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 8 32 bit and 64 bit Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view 4 6 Smart charger Smart Charger is used for iPad recharging and when connected an icon will appear on...

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