Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2H manual

GA-H61M-S2H User's Manual Rev . 1 3 01 12M E- H 61M S 2 H -13 01R[...]

Motherboard GA-H61M-S2H Oct. 7, 201 1 Oct. 7, 201 1 Motherboard GA-H61M-S2H[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents GA - H61 M - S2H Mother board Layout ............................................................................... 5 GA - H61 M - S2H Mother board Bl ock Diagr am .................................................................. 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Inst allation ..........................................................[...]

- 5 - GA- H61 M - S2H Motherboard Lay out Box Contents GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk T wo SA T A cables User's Manual I/O Shield * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. KB_MS CPU_F AN LGA1 155 A TX GA-H61M-S2H F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS DDR3_1 DDR3_2 BA T [...]

- 6 - GA- H61 M - S2H Motherboard Block Diagram PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1 155 CPU Intel ® H61 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 Dual BIOS COM Port 8 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz LAN RJ45 PCI Express Bus PCI Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Atheros GbE LAN PCIe to PCI Bridge iTE IT8728 2 PCI Express x1 4 SA T A [...]

- 7 - 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e mo the rb oar d c ont ain s n ume ro us d eli ca te e le ctr oni c c irc ui ts a nd co mpo nen ts wh ich ca n become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: Prior to inst allation, do no t remove or break [...]

- 8 - 1- 2 P roductSpe cications CPU Support for Intel  ® Core ™ i7 processors/Intel ® Core ™ i5 processors/ Intel ® Core ™ i3 processors/Intel ® Pentium ® processors/Intel ® Celeron ® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU  Chipset Inte[...]

- 9 - Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard port  1 x PS/2 mouse port  1 x D-Sub port  1 x DVI-D port  1 x HDMI port  4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports  1 x RJ-45 port  3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)  I/O Controller iTE I T8728 c hip  Hardware Monitor Syst em volt age d etec tio n  CPU/ Syste m temp erat ure det e[...]

- 10 - 1-3 Installing the CPU Installing the CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Alignment Key Alignment Key LGA1 155 CPU Socket Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket Notch Notch LGA1 155 CPU Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: Make [...]

- 1 1 - 1- 4 Installing the Memor y Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed. 1. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, it is recommended that memory of 2. the same capacity , brand, speed[...]

- 12 - 1-6 Back Panel Con nec tors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. D-Sub Port The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector . Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to this port. DVI-D Port (Note) The DVI-D port conforms to the [...]

- 13 - Activity LED Connection/ Speed LED LAN Port Activity LED: Connection/Speed LED: St ate Description Orange 1 Gb ps dat a ra te Green 100 M bp s dat a rat e Off 10 Mb ps dat a ra te St ate Description Blinking Dat a tr ans mis si on or r ec eiv ing i s oc cur r ing Off No d ata t ran smi ss ion o r rec ei vin g is oc cu rr in g When removing t[...]

- 14 - 1- 7 Internal Connec tors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Befor e inst allin g t he dev ices, b e sure t o t urn off th e devic es and y our com puter. Unplu g the • power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to[...]

- 15 - DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) W it h t he u se of the pow er c onn ect or, t he p owe r sup pl y can s up ply e nou gh s tab le p owe r to al l th e components on the moth erboard. Befo re connectin g t he power conne ctor , rst make sure the power supp[...]

- 16 - 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_FAN (Fan Header s) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), a 4-pin system fan header (SYS_F AN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The motherboard supports CPU fan [...]

- 17 - 6) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) C onnect t he power s witch, r eset swit ch, spea ker , an d system status indica tor on th e c hassis t o this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PW • (Power Switch): Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. Y ou [...]

- 18 - 7) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. Y ou may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incorrect connection between [...]

- 19 - Pin No. Denition 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin 9) COMA (Serial Port Header) T he C OM h ea der ca n pr ovi de o ne s er ia l po rt vi a an op tio na l CO M po rt c abl e. F or p ur ch asi ng t he optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer . 10 9 2 1 10) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS [...]

- 20 - 1 1) BA T (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS congurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost. Y ou may clear the CMOS values by removing the batt[...]

- 21 - T o access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on. T o see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options, you can press <Ctrl> + <F1> in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program. T o upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility . Q-Flash allows the user to qui[...]

- 22 - If you do not nd the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to • access more advanced options. When the system is not stable as usual, select the • Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults. The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may diffe[...]

- 23 - This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency , total memory size , CPU temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T.)  M.I.T Current Status [Press Enter]  Advanced Frequency Settings [Press Enter[...]

- 24 - Advanced CPU Core Features  CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Advanced CPU Core Features  : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level  CPU Clock Ratio [31X] CPU Frequency 3.1[...]

- 25 - Intel(R) T urbo Boost T ech. & (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology . Auto lets the BIOS automatically congure this setting. (Default: Auto) T urbo Ratio (1-Core)/(2-Core)/(3-Core)/(4-Core) & (Note) Allows you to set the CPU Turbo ratios for different number of active cores. Auto se[...]

- 26 - >>>>> Standard Clock Control BCLK/DMI/PEG Clock Control & Enables or disables the control of CPU base clock and DMI/PCIe bus frequency . Enabled will allow the BCLK/DMI/PEG Frequency(0.1MHz) item below to be congurable. Note: If your system fails to boot after overclocking, please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automa[...]

- 27 - Advanced Memory Settings  CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Advanced Memory Settings  : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level  System Memory Multiplier (SPD) [Auto] Memor[...]

- 28 - >>>>> Channel A/B T iming Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Channel A Timing Settings  : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level  >>>>&g[...]

- 29 - Command Rate(CMD) & Options are: Auto (default), 1~3. >>>>> Channel A/B Misc T iming Control IO Latency & Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. Round T rip Latency & Options are: Auto (default), 1~255.  Advanced V oltage Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Advanced V oltage Settings [...]

- 30 - Isochronous Support & Determines whether to enable specic streams within the CPU and Chipset. (Defaul t: Enabled) Virtualization T echnology & (Note) Enables or disables Intel Virtualization T echnology . Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization T ech- nology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and appli[...]

- 31 - IDE Channel 2, 3 Master & Extended IDE Drive  Congure your SA T A devices by using one of the two methods below: Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect SAT A devices during the POST . (Default) • None If no SA T A devices are used, set this item to • None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for [...]

- 32 - EFI CD/DVD Boot Option & Set this item to EFI if you want to install the operating system to a hard drive larger than 2.2 TB. Make sure the operating system to be installed supports booting from a GPT partition, such as Windows 7 64- bit and Windows Server 2003 64-bit. Auto lets the BIOS automatically congure this setting depending on[...]

- 33 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals SA T A AHCI Mode (Intel H61 Chipset) & Allows you to decide whether to congure the SA TA controller integrated in the Intel H61 Chipset to AHCI mode. IDE Congures the SA T A controller to IDE mode. (Default)  AHCI Congures the SA T A controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)[...]

- 34 - Onboard LAN Boot ROM & Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard Serial Port 1 & Enables or disables the rst serial port and species its base I/O address and corresponding interrupt. Options are: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3,[...]

- 35 - (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN & Congures the way to turn off the computer in MS-DOS mode using the power button. Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly . (Default)  Delay 4 Sec. Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off t[...]

- 36 - Reset Case Open Status & Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened eld will show "No" at next boot. (Default: Disabled) Case Opened & Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached t[...]

- 37 - CPU/SYSTEM F AN Fail W arning & Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU/system fan is not connected or fails. Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs. (Default: Disabled) CPU Smart F AN Control & Allows you to determine whether to enable the CPU fan speed control function and a djust the fan speed. Norma[...]

- 38 - Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will be requested to conrm the password. T ype the password again and press <Enter>. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password & When a system password is set and the Pa[...]

- 39 - Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Abandon all Data  MB Intelligent T wea[...]

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