ECS H61H-G11 (V1.0) Bedienungsanleitung

Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0A Disclaimer The information in this docume[...]

ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of Communications This [...]

iii Chapter 2 7 7 7 7 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions............................................................................7 Choosing a Computer Case.............................................................7 Installing the Motherboard in a Case............................................7 Checking Jumper Settings........[...]

iv Boot Menu.............................................. . ...............................37 Security Menu........................................................................38 Exit Menu................................................................................39 Updating the BIOS..........................................................[...]

1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the H61H-G11 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1 155 socket for Intel ® 2 nd /3 rd Generation Core TM processors for high-end business or per- sonal desktop markets. Thi[...]

2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Accommodates Intel ® 2 nd /3 rd Generation Core TM processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU “Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “logical” processo[...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One Mini PCI Express slot (supports half-card) • T wo SA T A 3.0 Gb/s connectors Expansion Options The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors: Integrated I/O • One LAN port • One HDMI port • Four USB 2.0 ports • One DC-IN port •[...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard • LGA1155 socket for Intel ® 2 nd /3 rd Generation Core TM proces- sors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU • DMI 2.0GT/s CPU Specifications • AMI BIOS with 32Mb SPI Flash ROM • Supports Plug and Play , STR (S3)/STD (S4) • Hardware monitor, Multi Boot • Supports ACPI & DMI • Audio, LAN,[...]

5 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components[...]

6 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. LABE L COMP ONE NT S LG A1155 s ocket f or I ntel ® 2 nd /3 rd Gen era tio n Core TM Process ors 2. S P E AK E R S pea ke r he ad e r 3. F_ AUD I O F ront pane l au di o hea der 4. CL R_ CMO S Cl ea r C[...]

7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

8 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pin[...]

9 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper T ype Description Setting (default) CLR_CMOS 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system. CLR_CMOS ME_DISABLE 3-pin Disable ME[...]

10 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sur e that you DO NOT scratch the motherboar d or any of the surface-mount r esis- tors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboar d, you may cause serious damage[...]

11 Installing the Motherboard A. Disengaging of the Load Lever · Press the hook of lever down and pull it to the right side to release it from retention tab. B. Opening of the Load Plate · Lift the tail of the load lever . · Rotate the load plate to fully open position. C. Removing the Cap · Be careful not to touch the contact at any time. D. I[...]

12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin DDR3 1333/1066 SDRAM. The total memory capacity is 8 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in any of the two slots. T otal memory capacity is 8 GB. DDR3 SDRAM memory module table Installation Procedure Refer to th[...]

13 Installing the Motherboard * For reference only[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. W ith these efficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabilities by adding[...]

15 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SA T A1~2: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are used to support the Serial A T A 3.0Gb/s device, simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly . It eliminates limitations of the current Par[...]

16 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1: Front Panel USB header The motherboard has one USB 2.0 header supporting two USB 2.0 ports. Addition- ally , some computer cases have USB 2.0 ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB 2.0 connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Please make sure tha[...]

17 Installing the Motherboard ODD_PW: ODD power connector This connector is used to provide power for the 0DD. 1 +5V 2 +5V 3 GND Pi n Signal Name TS: T ouch board header 1 +5V 2 USB_N 3 USB_P Pi n Signal Name 4 GND 5 Key CAMERA: CCD header 1 +5V 2 USB_N 3 USB_P Pi n Signal Name 4 GND 5 Key MCR: Card reader header 1 +5V 2 USB_N 3 USB_P Pi n Signal N[...]

18 Installing the Motherboard Installing a SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install a SA T A Hard Drive. SA T A cable (optional) SA T A power cable (optional) About SA T A Connectors Y our motherboard features two SA T A connectors supporting a total of two drives. SA T A refers to Serial A T A (Advanced T echnology Attachment) is th[...]

19 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network. Audio Ports Use the two audio ports to connect audio devices. The left jack is for microphone. The right jack is for stereo line-out singal. Connec[...]

20 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_F AN . 2 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_P ANEL . 3 Connect the system cooling fan connector to S[...]

21 Installing the Motherboard Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . CPU_F AN: CPU cooling F AN Power Connector SPEAKER: Internal speaker SYS_F AN: System Cooling F AN Power Connectors 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM PWM Pi n Signal Name Function 2 +12V Power +12V 1 GND Sy[...]

22 Installing the Motherboard Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly , an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to th[...]

23 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc.” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration status[...]

24 Using BIOS Press the delete key to access BIOS Setup Utility . Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility , the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options. When [...]

25 Using BIOS The default BIOS setting for this motherboard apply for most conditions with optimum performance. W e do not suggest users change the default values in the BIOS setup and take no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the BIOS settings. BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below: K E Y FUNCTION Scrolls thr[...]

26 Using BIOS System Date & Time The Date and T ime items show the current date and time on the computer . If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the W indows Date and T ime Properties utility . The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system. Adv[...]

27 Using BIOS Onboard LAN Controller (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. f f f f f LAN Configuration The item in the menu shows the LAN-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Enabled/Disabled Onboard LAN 1 Controller LAN Configuration Onboard LAN Cont[...]

28 Using BIOS f f f f f PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Exit CPU Fan Speed : 1448 RPM System Fan Speed : 0 RPM V ersion 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Aptio Setup Ut[...]

29 Using BIOS • CPU Fan Speed • System Fan Speed System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed...etc. Smart Fan start PWM value (180) Smart Fan start PWM TEMP(-) (30) This item is used to [...]

30 Using BIOS EUP Support (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support. f f f f f Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Resume By PME (Disabled) The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is [...]

31 Using BIOS f f f f f ACPI Setting The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. ACPI Sleep State (S3(Suspend to RAM)) This item allows user to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend toRAM) Sleep State(default). Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. f f f f f CPU Configuration Scroll to this item and[...]

32 Using BIOS Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz This is display-only field and diaplays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . Processor Stepping (206a7) This item shows the processor stepping version. Microcode Revision (26) This item shows the Microcode version. Processor Cores (4) This item shows the core number of the pr[...]

33 Using BIOS f f f f f SA T A Configuration Use this item to show the mode of serial SA T A configuration options. SA T A Mode (IDE Mode) Use this item to select SA T A mode. SA T A Configuration SA T A Mode [IDE Mode] SA T A Port1 Not Present SA T A Port2 Not Present Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. V ersion 2.14[...]

34 Using BIOS f System Agent Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> and view the following screen: DVMT Memory (256MB) This item is used to select DVMT5.0 T otal Graphics Memory size by the internal Graphics Device. The chipset menu items allow you to change the settings for the North chipset, South chipset and other system. Chip[...]

35 Using BIOS f PCH Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Restore AC Power Loss (Power Off) This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status. Audio Configuration This item shows the information of the audio configuration. Azalia HD Audio (Enabled) This item [...]

36 Using BIOS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. V ersion 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Managemnet Engine T ehnology Configuration ME FW Version 8. 0.2.1410 Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Exit f ME Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: M[...]

37 Using BIOS This page enables you to set the keyboard NumLock state. Boot Menu Boot Configuration This item shows the information of the boot configuration. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. V ersion 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Select the keyboard NumLock state Main Advanced Chipset Boo[...]

38 Using BIOS USB HardDisk Drive Priorities (Press Enter) This item enables you to specify the sequence of loading the operating system from the installing USB harddisk drives. USB Flash Drive Priorities (Press Enter) This item enables you to specify the sequence of loading the operating system from the installing USB flash drives. Network Device P[...]

39 Using BIOS V ersion 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. This page enables you to set setup administrator and password. Exit Menu Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Exit F1:General Help +/- : Change Opt. Enter : Select lk mn :Select Screen :Select Item F2:Prev[...]

40 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper , change the setting to allow BIOS[...]

41 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows XP/V ista/7 The Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard. If the Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager f[...]

42 Using the Motherboard Software Drivers Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk. Before installing the software fr[...]

43 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. Drivers and software are automati[...]

44 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the disk in the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drive[...]

45 Trouble Shooting Chapter 5 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty , this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does no[...]

46 Trouble Shooting Y our computer, like any electrical appliance, requires proper care and maintenance. Here are some basic PC care tips to help prolong the life of the motherboard and keep it running as best as it can. 1. Keep your computer in a well ventilated area. Leave some space between the PC and the wall for sufficient airflow . 2. Keep yo[...]

Power Bu on is pressed but PC fails to start. Ye s Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working No No Any Beep sound Λ No CLR CMOS and check if CPU 12V power is connected art the PC st Re Problem with PSU or board? If board problem -> c ontact RMA AC power cord is plu ed g g and PSU switch is turned on? Ye s oblem r Board p -> contact RMA No [...]

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