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    GA-H61M-S2P-B3 User's Manual Rev . 1001 12M E- 6 1M S 2 PB -10 0 1R[...]

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    Motherboard GA-H61M-S2P-B3 Jun. 10, 201 1 Jun. 10, 201 1 Motherboard GA-H61M-S2P-B3[...]

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    Copyright © 201 1 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE wi[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents GA - H61 M - S2P- B3 M other board Layout ......................................................................... 5 GA - H61 M - S2P- B3 M other board Bl ock Dia gram ............................................................ 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Inst allation ............................................................[...]

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    - 5 - GA- H61 M - S2P-B3 Motherboard Layout Box Contents GA-H61M-S2P-B3 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-S2P-B3 F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS DDR3_1 DDR3[...]

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    - 6 - GA- H61 M - S2P-B3 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 LPT 8 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) iTE IT8728 1 PCI Express x1 4 SA T A 3Gb/s D-Sub DMI 2.0 FDI x16 Dual Channel Memo[...]

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    - 7 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e mo th er bo ard co nt ai ns n um er ou s de li ca te el ect ro ni c c irc ui ts an d c omp on en ts whi ch 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, [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 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 LGA1 155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies wi[...]

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard port  1 x PS/2 mouse port  1 x parallel port  1 x serial port  1 x D-Sub 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 vol tag e dete cti on  CPU/ [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 10 - 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 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 befo[...]

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    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation 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 c[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 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. Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer , scanner and etc. The parallel port is also called a printer port. Serial Port[...]

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    - 13 - Hardware Installation 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 alli ng the d evic es, be s ure to turn o ff the dev ices a nd you r comp uter. U nplu g the • power cord from the power outle[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 14 - 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) With the use of the power connector , the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the com- ponents on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, rst make sure the power supply i[...]

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_FAN (Fan Header s) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), 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 motherbo[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 16 - 6) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) C onnec t the po wer swi tch, re set swi tch, s peake r , cha ssis i ntrus ion swi tch/s ensor a nd sys tem sta tus indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below . Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. The fr ont pan el desi gn[...]

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    - 17 - Hardware Installation 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 co nnect 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. Incorr[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 18 - 10) 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[...]

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    - 19 - BIOS Setup 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 [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 20 - 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use ar- row keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS V ersion: E2) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Change CPU's Clock & V oltage [...]

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    - 21 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall system congurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in dam - age to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is for a[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 22 - M.I.T . Current Status  This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. Advanced Frequency Settings  CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Advanced Frequency Settings CPU Clock Ratio [31X] CPU Frequency 3.10GHz (100x31)  Advanced CPU Core Features [Press Enter] >>>>&[...]

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    - 23 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. 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[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 24 - Bi-Directional PROCHOT (Note) Auto Lets the BIOS automatically congure this setting. (Default) Enabled When the CPU or chipset detects that an overheating is occurring, PROCHOT sig- nals will be emitted to lower CPU performance to decrease heat production. Disabled Only all ows the CP U to dete ct whethe r an overh eating i s o[...]

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    - 25 - BIOS Setup DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Quick and Expert allows the Channel Interleaving , Rank Interleaving , Channel A Timing Settings , and Channel B Timing Settings items to be congurable. Options are: Auto (default), Quick, Expert.  ProleDDRV oltage Displays the memory voltage as 1.5V .  ProleVTTV oltage The v[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 26 - tRRD Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tWTR Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tWR Options are: Auto (default), 1~16. tWTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. tWL Options are: Auto (default), 1~12 tRFC Options are: Auto (default), 1~255. tRTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. t FAW Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. Command Rate([...]

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    - 27 - BIOS Setup DRAM V oltage The default is Auto . 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 m[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 28 - Manual Allows you to manually enter the specications of the hard drive when the hard • drive access mode is set to CHS . Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master Extended IDE Drive Congure your SA T A devices by using one of the two methods below: Au[...]

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    - 29 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. Quick Boot Enables or disables the quick boot function to speed up the system boot-up process to shorten the wait- ing time for entering the operating s[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 30 - Onboard VGA Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard graphics only when no PCI Express graphics card is installed . (Default) Always Enable Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express graphics card is installed. If you wish to set up a dual-display con[...]

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    - 31 - BIOS Setup Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled . Onboard H/W LAN Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card in[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 32 - (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-Of f 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[...]

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    - 33 - BIOS Setup 2-8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Case Opened No Vcore 1.200V DDR15V 1.516V +12V 11.779V Vtt 1.076V Current System T emperature 31 o C Current CPU T emperature 33 o C Current CPU F AN Speed 2027 RPM Current SYSTEM F AN Speed 0 RPM CPU [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 34 - CPU Warning T emperature S e ts t he wa rn in g t hr es h ol d fo r C PU t em p er at u re . Wh en CP U te m pe ra tu r e ex ce e ds t he th re sh o ld , BIOS will e mit w arni ng so und . Opti ons a re: D isab led ( defa ult ), 60 o C/140 o F , 70 o C/158 o F , 80 o C/176 o F , 90 o C/194 o F. CPU/SYSTEM F AN Fail Warning Allows [...]

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    - 35 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the optimal BIOS default settings. The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state. Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 36 - Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Save Data to CMOS  MB Intelligent T weake[...]

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    - 37 - BIOS Setup Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Before installing the drivers, rst install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. • The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot bel ow . (If the driv er A[...]

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    - 39 - BIOS Setup[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 40 - Contact Us GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bao Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien Dist., New T aipei City 231,T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000, F AX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www .gigabyte.com WEB address (Chinese): http://www .giga[...]