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1. ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into AS Rock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web surfing faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster An other advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan 10 ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing If power loss occurs during the BIOS up date process ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power Please note that BIOS files need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk Only USB2 0 ports support this feature ASRock OMG Online Management Guard Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are re quired ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers In other words the system can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them
2. Upload activity display Right click for more options JE XFast LAN v 61 1880 Traffic Shaping powered by cFos Software GmbH Close Windows Window Settings Traffic Shaping cFos Speed Test speed Guide Current Connections Usage Graph Options Documentation 39 Close Windows Hides the status window Can also be done by double clicking on the status window Reopen by right clicking on the XFast LAN icon on the bottom right and selecting Open windows Window settings Users may configure the skin and effects of the user interface Make the keyboard LEDs display Traffic Shaping information Or display the XFast LAN status window on a Logitech gamer keyboard instead of Windows desktop Traffic Shaping Traffic Shaping is used to optimize or guarantee performance improve latency and or increase usable bandwidth for some kinds of packets by delaying other kinds of packets that meet certain criteria In other words it increases the speed while keeping the overall ping time low cFos Speed Test Quickly test the upload and download speed of your Internet connection Speed Guide This guide can either help you get the maximum out of your connection or solve problems with speed ping time or connections Current Connection Shows the details of current internet connections Usage Graph Displays the Usage Graph Options Configure settings such as program prioritization language and update the program Documen
3. please follow the steps below 1155 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1155 Pin CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Other wise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service 17 Step 3 Insert the 1155 Pin CPU Step 3 1 Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line Step 3 2 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches orientation key notch il gt gn orientation key notch 1155 Pin CPU For proper inserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys St
4. ISRock H61M VG3 H61M VS3 User Manual Version 1 0 Published October 2012 Copyright02012 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been adv
5. Purple O ON OD There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Description 10Mbps connection n ACT LINK SPEED LED LED Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox Click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or 4CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 8 7 I Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system 14 1 5 I O Panel H61M VS3 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 2 LAN RJ 45 Port 3 Line In Light Blue 4 Front Speake
6. Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is En abled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count 65 3 8 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it ASRock UEFI setup Utility Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot The default value is Disabled 66 3 9 Exit Screen ASRock UEFI setup Utility Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop out Select Yes to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for al
7. Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRCD Use this item to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 48 DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRAS Use this item to change RASf Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto DRAM tCWL Use this item to change CAS Write Latency tCWL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto ODT WR CHA Use this item to change ODT WR CHA setting The default is Auto ODT WR CHB Use this item to change ODT WR CHB setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CHA Use this item to change ODT NO
8. amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 30 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATA2 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATA2 HDD damage and data loss Sie Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end Bed Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATA2 connector F Siki Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Sed Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATA2 HDD the SATA SATA2 HDD zo How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATA2 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATA2 HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATA2 HDD side 31 2 13 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 14 Installing Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 I 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64
9. bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to AHCI STEP 2 Make a SATA SATA2 driver diskette Please use an USB floppy or a floppy disk A Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press lt Y gt D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press lt Y gt E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATA2 dr
10. it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 68 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press lt F2 gt or lt Delete gt at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced gt Storage Configuration gt SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 5007 is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive You can also press lt F11 gt to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item UEFI xxx to boot 4 Start Windows installation 5 If you install Windows 7 64 bit OS OS will be formatted by GPT GUID Partition Table Please install the hotfix file from Microsoft http support microsoft com kb 979903 69
11. the screen lt END gt Go to the bottom of the screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F7 gt Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt F9 gt Load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt F12 gt Print screen lt ESC gt Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview H61M VG3 ASRock UEFI setup Utility v Main 1 45 H61M VS3 d 2MB GTT memo Fri 10 05 72 46 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASRock UEFI setup Utility CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intels new power saving technology Pro cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to en able power saving The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista 7 8 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies Please set this item to Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system Di
12. to clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status 24 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors A Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Serial ATA2 Connectors SATA 0 PORT 0 see p 13 No 3 SATA 1 PORT 1 see p 13 No 2 SATA 2 PORT 4 see p 13 No 4 SATA 0 PORT 0 SATA 2 PORT 4 l l a el SATA_1 PORT 1 SATA_3 PORT 5 SATA_3 PORT 5 see p 13 No 5 Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB4_5 see p 13 No 7 9 pin USB6_7 see p 13 No 6 25 These four Serial ATA2 SATA2 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2 connector on this motherboard Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports Front Panel Audio Header GND This is an interface for front PRESENCE 9 pin HD AUDIO1 pe a panel audio cable that allows see p 13 No 17 i convenient connection and 1 control of audio devices OUT2 L J SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2 L A 1 High Definition Aud
13. turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines 53 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select Onboard or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI Express VT d Use this to enable or disable Intel VT d technology Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O The default value of this feature is Disabled PCIE2 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE2 Link Speed The default value is Auto Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto IGPU Multi Moniter This allows you to enable or disable IGPU Multi Moniter The default value is Enabled If you install the PCI Express card under Windows XP Vista OS please disable this option Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled 54 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5
14. without entering Windows OS Please note that you must be running on a DHCP configured computer in order to enable this function ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling Dehumidifier Function When enabling Dehumidifier Function the computer will power on automatically to dehumidi fy the system after entering S4 S5 state ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock s exclusive Fast Boot technology it takes less than 1 5 seconds to logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot No more waiting The speedy boot will completely change your user experience and behavior 11 ASRock Restart to UEFI Windows 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience The light ning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup AS Rock Restart to UEFI technology is designed for those requiring frequent UEFI access It allows users to easily enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC next time Just simply enable this function the PC will be assured to access the UEFI directly in the very beginning ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology can offer you a better en vironment by extinguishing the unessential LED By enabling Good Night LED in BIOS the Power HDD LAN LED will be switched off when system is on Not only this Good night LED will automatically switch off Power and Keyboard LED when the system enters into Standby Hibernation mode as well 12 1 3 Motherboard L
15. B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable gt SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATA2 HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATA2 Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATA2 HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATA2 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATA2 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATA2 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATA2 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATA2 HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATA2 driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATA2 driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable
16. Delete to remove the application from the priority list 41 2 15 3 ASRock XFast USB Not only does ASRock XFast USB boost up the performance of USB 2 0 storage devices but also USB 3 0 devices Users may experience up to five times faster USB data transfer speed Fast USB Boosts up your USB speed USB Performance Comparison DFNet Power by FNet ATTO Disk Benchmark 4K Read I ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB Other Motherboard without XFast USB 42 ASRock XFast USB Ul Overview Select a connected USB storage device Select Normal mode or Turbo mode ASRock XFast USB Normal Turbo Hide the XFast USB window Select your language Click to activate deactivate Turbo mode Click to safely remove the USB hard drive Plug in your USB storage device and XFast USB automatically sets it to Turbo mode 43 Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the
17. IOS option in Storage Con figuration to AHCI mode 1 2 Specifications Micro ATX Form Factor All Solid Capacitor design H61M VG3 Solid Capacitor for CPU power H61M VS3 Supports 3 and 2 Generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 in LGA1155 Package Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2 0 Technology Supports K Series unlocked CPU Intel H61 Supports Intel Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un buffered memory DDR3 1600 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU DDR3 1333 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 1 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Expansion Slot 1x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode PCIE 3 0 is only supported with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU With Intel Sandy Bridge CPU it only supports PCIE 2 0 1x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated Supports Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals Intel Quick Sync Video 2 0 Intel InTru 3D Intel Clear Video HD Technology Intel Insider Intel HD Graphics 2500 4000 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Supports Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals Intel Quick Sync Video Intel InTru 3D Intel Clear Video HD Technology
18. Intel HD Graphics 2000 3000 Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVX with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Pixel Shader 5 0 DirectX 11 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Pixel Shader 4 1 DirectX 10 1 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Max shared memory 1760MB with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Max shared memory 1759MB with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048x1536 75Hz 5 1 CH HD Audio Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec LAN H61M VG3 Realtek PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN RTL8111E speed 10 100 1000 Mb s H61M VS3 Realtek PCIE x1 LAN RTL8105E speed 10 100 Mb s Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA Port 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 1 x Power LED header 1 x Chassis Intrusion header 1 x CPU Fan connectors 4 pin 1 x Chassis Fan connector 3 pin 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Feature 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRoc
19. M CHA setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this item to change ODT NOM CHB setting The default is Auto 49 MRC Fast Boot Use this item to enable or disable MRC Fast Boot The default is Enabled Voltage Configuration DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto 50 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configu ration North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configura tion Intel R Rapid Start Technology Intel R Smart Connect Technology ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility H H Monitor Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 51 3 4 1 CPU Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility aker Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature a computer system with an Intel processor that sup ports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 8 is required Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 8 or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package The default value is All Enhance Halt Stat
20. P XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary 22 C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one two and three For Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 I 7 64 bit I Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon ident
21. UP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 I 7 64 bit I Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 33 2 15 ASRock XFast 555 ASRock s unique XFast 555 Technology includes three tools that allow users to experience huge performance boosts There is XFast RAM for 5 times better system speed XFast LAN for 5 times faster LAN speed and XFast USB for 5 times faster ES 4 s x USB SPEED 34 2 15 1 ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included in ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Win dows 32 bit OS ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web surfing faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan Fast RAM Fully Optimize Memory Usage Photoshop 5X Faster for Photoshop Execution XFast RAM will create a virtual disk from the system memory to boost the performance For Photoshop it can even perform 5X faster than before 35 XFast RAM Settings Hardware Monitor Eos EEE Fan Control Drive Letter iv E Disk Size MB Qverdedking A KORTON a OC DNA Ready Boost MB Memory Pagefile System Temp
22. an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which includes Hardware Monitor Fan Control and XFast RAM In Hardware Monitor it shows the major readings of your sys tem In Fan Control it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In XFast RAM it fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds provides a much more efficient way to save energy time money and improves system running speed for your sys tem It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally enable the Sleep Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows to shorten boot up time By calling S3 and S4 at specific timing during the shutdown and startup process Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows desktop in a few seconds ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press the lt F6 gt key during the POST or the lt F2 gt key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy disk
23. ayout H61M VG3 H61M VS3 COON Oo PWD SATA 0 re SATA re 4 pueoqAay TSd USB 2 0 T USBO B USB1 ATX12V1 XFast LAN 10330 ANOU4A s181ueD NI ANIT idol 7HHAAH 32Mb SPI Flash SATA2 Connector SATA_1 PORT 1 SATA2 Connector SATA_0 PORT 0 SATA2 Connector SATA_2 PORT 4 SATA2 Connector SATA_3 PORT 5 USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 a 32Mb SATA SATA BIOS CMOS BATTERY ATXPWR1 P 1 BABA U5B4 5 1 BHAA USB MSRoc PCIE2 13 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 amp DDR3 XFast RAM XFast B 64 bit 240 pin module ov 5 o E c Q L o t A 2 lt DDR3 A1 DDR3 B1 EG ale m T i CLRCMOS1 CHA FAN1 EEE 1 Power LED Header PLED1 System Panel Header PANEL1 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 Chassis Intrusion Header CI1 PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO1 1155 Pin CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 Intel H61 Chipset 1 4 I O Panel H61M VG3 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 2 LAN RJ 45 Port 3 Line In Light Blue 4 Front Speaker Lime 5 Microphone Pink USB 2 0 Ports USB23 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 VGA Port PS 2 Keyboard Port
24. e C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches CPU C3 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register The default value is Auto CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheating No Execute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement 52 to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute codes This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to
25. ep 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on load plate engage the load lever 18 aul YOeIq alignment key alignment key 1155 Pin Socket 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155 Pin socket that supports Intel 1155 Pin CPU Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155 Pin CPU to dissipate heat Before you installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis sipation Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector CPU FAN1 see page 13 No 19 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155 Pin CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the TOA CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU amp g FAN1 see page 13 No 19 SA I Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install e S Press Down Y EA Un and lock Repeat wi
26. erver Use this item to select UEFI firmware download server for Internet Flash Configuration options Asia Europe USA and China Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling Dehumidifier Function When enabling Dehumidifier Function the com puter will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Period This allows users to configure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidifier after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Duration This allows users to configure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidifier CPU Fan Setting Use this setting to configure CPU fan speed while Dehumidifier is en abled Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 62 3 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage ASRock UEFI setup Utility CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Case Open Feature This allows you to enable or disable case open d
27. etection feature The default is value Enabled Clear Status This option appears only when the case open has been detected Use this option to keep or clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status 63 3 7 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority ASRock UEFI setup Utility rent lias S FN FN Main Advanced Va OC Tweaker Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer s boot time There are three con figuration options Disabled Fast and Ultra Fast The default value is Disabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these three options Disabled Disable Fast Boot Fast The only restriction is you may not boot by using an USB flash drive Ultra Fast There are a few restrictions 1 Only supports Windows 8 UEFI operating system 2 You will not be able to enter BIOS Setup Clear CMOS or run utility in Widows to enter BIOS Setup 3 If you are using an external graphics card the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP in order to boot Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefi nite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 64 Full
28. etiaelicemtanetsicguiinitetiactanands 17 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan rrrranrrrrnnrrnnnrr 19 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM rarrrrrernnnnnn 20 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots 21 2 7 Multi Monitor Feature r rrernnrrrnrrnanrrnanennerennnennnnnvnnenn 22 2 8 Jumpers Setup sacisceadccecccencesaccdaceanienasmetinnesancididekeecoes 24 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors rrrrrnrnrvrrnnrnrnnnnnn 25 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks FANN HS 29 2 11 Hot Plug Function for SATA SATA2 HDDs 29 2 12 SATA SATA2 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation UG 30 2 13 Driver Installation Guide rrrrrnrnennnrrnnnnnennnnrennnnennnnnee 32 2 14 Installing Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 32 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FOG 5 g EEE EEE 32 2 14 2 Installing Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 33 2 15 ASRock XFast 555 arcsinsinsaisnwavcsasanannanstesendbcansdadowansaians 34 2 15 1 ASRock XFast RAM errrnnrrnnronnnrrnnnnnrnnnnnennnnvnnnnr 35 2 15 2 ASRock XFast LAN rreronnrnonronnnrrnnnnrennnnrennnnennnnr 38 2 15 3 ASRock XFast USB vswisisisssnscsncnsaietevevcnecaniswersanies 42 3 UEFLSETUP UTILITY 22 vsert naia 44 TONN 44 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar ark aeeiannes 44 312 Navigation KEYS sccncsiaius eivisie
29. ette or other compli cated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPad iPod Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply install the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continu ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Suspend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the mar velous charging experience ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor mance The performance may depend on the properties of the device ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritiza tion You can configure your application s priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latency in Game After setting online game s priority higher it can lower the latency in games Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD videos and download si multaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are transferring currently
30. fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED 26 is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Power LED Header 3 pin PLED1 see p 13 No 11 Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA FAN1 see p 13 No 13 CPU Fan Connectors 4 pin CPU FAN1 see p 13 No 19 RON PLED PLED PLED I GND 12V CHA FAN SPEEC GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN SPEED CONTROL Please connect the chassis power LED to this header to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 state The LED is off in S3 S4 state or S5 state power off Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match t
31. he DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 20 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCIE slots A PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCIE1 PCIE 2 0 x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards Only PCIE2 slot supports Gen 3 speed To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed please install an Ivy Bridge CPU If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely
32. he black wire to the ground pin AN Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 27 Pin 1 3 Connected lt 3 Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector 24 13 Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 OD supply to this connector see p 13 No 8 12 1 4 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 24 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation ANR 12 1 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 4 pin ATX12V1 fag power supply to this connector see p 13 No 20 Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard supports 2 pin Cl1 l CASE OPEN detection feature GND see p 13 No 14 Signal that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design 28 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 hard disks You may install SATA SATA2 hard disks o
33. ified by the number three 6 Use multi monitor Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another 23 2 8 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap t is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose Nig IT pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 12 2 3 sep ou comm see p 13 No 10 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action Please be noted that the password date time and user default profile will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed If you clear the CMOS the case open may be detected Please adjust the BIOS option Clear Status
34. in AC only The default value is Enabled in S5 Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Good Night LED Use this item to enable or disable Power LED and LAN LED 55 3 4 4 Storage Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility SATA Controller s Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature SATA Mode Selection Use this to select SATA mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Disabled The default value is AHCI Mode new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages AN AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to configure SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled and Enabled 56 3 4 5 Intel R Rapid Start Technology ASRock UEFI setup Utility ogy ge Threshold Support Intel R Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Rapid Start Technology Intel R Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al lows users t
35. io supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio L LIN to OUT2_L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic For Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 This header accommodates several system front panel see p 13 No 12 functions 4 Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and
36. isable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote to turn on the system from the power soft off mode USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to turn on the system from the power soft off mode 59 CSM Please disable CSM when you enable Fast Boot option The default value is Enabled 3 4 8 USB Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility 4 USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS 60 3 5 Tool ASRock UEFI setup Utility OMG Online Management Guard Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours
37. ised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product EG This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali fornia USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents 1 introduction ociecacscccnexcden mene suvnstacsenssastsyeenueeneaseanne 5 1 1 Package Contents vuymeeessemmsunaerestdmeed nn 5 12 HENAN 6 1 3 Unique Features n0annnannnnennneneoannnrnnnennnnerernnreenrenenno 9 1 4 Motherboard Layout H61M VG3 H61M VS3 13 1 5 I O Panel H61M VG3 rrrrronnrrrnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnn 14 1 6 VO Panel MOTM VS9 oorsese 15 2 Installation Luse 16 21 STEM Holes aesasemmeehaandinpdednmniekaineie 16 2 2 Pre installation Precautions rrrrrerernanernernrnrennrnvanenn 16 23 CPU NBA so icastssaictsisiedrsinnitiirsin tnatinn s
38. ivers into the floppy diskette 32 STEP 3 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATA2 driver diskette you can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATA2 driver diskette containing the Intel AHCI driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be pre sented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install Using SATA SATA2 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 2 14 2 Installing Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 I 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 I 7 64 bit I Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SET
39. k MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature CPU Fan Multi Speed Control CASE OPEN detection Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system s stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 8 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows cannot use 1 3 Unique Features ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is
40. l the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices 67 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menus 4 22 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard sup ports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install
41. n this mother board for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATA2 hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA2 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk 2 11 Hot Plug Function for SATA SATA2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA SATA2 in AHCI mode Intel H61 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort 4 NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATA2 HDD 29 2 12 SATA SATA2 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATA2 HDD in AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATA2 HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable
42. o resume in just 5 6 seconds The default is Enabled Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 entry The default is 10 minutes Active Page Threshold Support This allows you to enable or disable Active Page Threshold Support The default is Disabled 57 3 4 6 Intel R Smart Connect Technology ASRock UEFI setup Utility Intel R Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Smart Connect Technology Intel R Smart Connect Technology keeps your e mail and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode The default is Enabled 58 3 4 7 ACPI Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Selecting Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows certification PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCIE Device Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCIE devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or d
43. of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required UEFI Update Utility Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without enter ing operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to up date your UEFI and reboot your system after the UEFI update process is completed Internet Flash Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers In other words the system can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them without entering Windows OS Please note that you must be running on a DHCP configured computer in order to en able this function 61 Network Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Internet Setting Use this item to set up the internet connection mode Configuration options DHCP Auto IP and PPPOE UEFI Download S
44. orary Files User Temporary Files IES IE Cache Files Firefox Cache Files XFast RAM ee x MSRocK Auto run when windows stat You may find the XFast RAM setup page in the left panel of ASRock Extreme Tun ing utility First select the desired drive and disk size to create a virtual drive To access more than 4GB of RAM in Windows 32 bit OS please leave PAE mode set to ON In the options section users may enable and assign the size of a partition for Ready Boost if they re using a 32 bit OS We suggest setting the size of Ready Boost one to three times larger than your RAM for optimized performance Normally when the memory being used by all the existing processes exceeds the available RAM the operating system moves pages 4 KB pieces of one or more virtual address spaces to the computer s hard disk By enabling Memory Pagefile the system puts the pages into the virtual drive instead of the hard disk drive to ac celerate performance speed 36 Lastly select the files that are supposed to go in the virtual drive to speed up the system s performance Such as temporary files created by computer programs when they cannot allocate enough memory for its tasks Or internet cache files including html images Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript scripts from IE Firefox and Google Chrome Click Backup XFast RAM if you wish to make a backup Then click on the APPLY button to activate XFast RAM Click on STOP if you wish
45. otherboard a reli able motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commit Chapter 1 Introduction ment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without no tice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website _http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock H61M VG3 H61M VS3 Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor ASRock H61M VG3 H61M VS3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H61M VG3 H61M VS3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield Pen y is Q ASRock Reminds You To get better performance in Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the B
46. r Lime 5 Microphone Pink USB 2 0 Ports USB23 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 VGA Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple O ON OD There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED AINE SPEED LED LED TOMBps connection Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox Click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or 4CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 8 7 I Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system 15 Chapter 2 Installation This is a Micro ATX form fac
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48. sabled if above issues occur Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre quency in specific conditions The default value is Enabled Long Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure long duration power limit in watts The default value is Auto Long Duration Maintained Use this item to configure time window which the long duration power is maintained The default value is Auto 47 Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure short duration power limit in watts The default value is Auto Primary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane The default value is Auto Secondary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the secondary plane The default value is Auto GT OverClocking Support Use this item to enable or disable GT OverClocking Support The default value is Disabled DRAM Timing Configuration Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Configuration options Auto Default Profile 1 and Profile 2 The default value is Auto DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically DRAM Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility DRAM tCL
49. seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 21 2 7 Multi Monitor Feature This motherboard supports multi monitor upgrade With the internal VGA output sup port and external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the benefits of multi monitor feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a multi monitor environment 1 Install the PCI Express VGA card on PCIE2 slot Please refer to page 21 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 Connect D Sub monitor cable to D Sub port on the I O panel Then connect other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA card on PCIE2 slot VGA port 3 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt to enter UEFI setup Enter Onboard VGA Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Onboard VGA Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows X
50. system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features Tool Useful tools H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item 44 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description lt gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens n Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Tab gt Switch to next function lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt PGUP gt Go to the previous page lt PGDN gt Go to the next page lt HOME gt Go to the top of
51. tation Opens detailed help for XFast LAN in a browser 40 Adding a new application and changing its priority E Traffic Shaping Priorities Hint Prioritization will work properly only if as little data as possible is given high priority Give Fast LAN programs sending out large amounts of data low priority Faster Internet Access Prioritizing programs Program Settings Delete Vietcong vietcong exe LS sjel velele Protocols Warcraft II war3 exe al Delete NG or Warhammer Online warpatch exe j Delete ice over Media Streaming WarRock WarRock exe mi Delete Games Return to Castle Wolfenstein wolfmp exe AT Delete World of Tanks WorldOfTanks exe anal ahd Delete isc World of Warcraft wow exe Delete File Sharing Yulgangbot ygb exe Delete yugioh online 3 yo3 exe Delete Adventure Time Bacon Pancakes exe i lim Delete Preferences Traffic Shaping Adapter Info Online Budgets Traffic Analysis Set priority Higher TX Limit 99999999 v New program Filename Bacon Pancakes Hoher Description Adventure Time TX Limit 99999999 Save priorities Undo Click search and choose a new program you wish to add You can also type ina short description for the program Set the priority for the program and TX Limit then click Add to confirm Hit the switch button to change configurations or
52. th remaining fasteners If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard Step 5 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 6 Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components 19 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides two 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install two identical the same brand speed size and chip type memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology Otherwise it will operate at single channel mode q It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged ZN If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology S Some DDR3 1GB double sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work on this motherboard It is not recommended to install them on this motherboard Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot T
53. to deactivate XFastRAM The virtual disk will appear once you restart the system ASK RAM 2 eee E SY sitt 120G8 448GB 37 2 15 2 ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides several special features for faster internet access For example LAN Application Prioritization allows you to configure your application s pri ority ideally or add new programs to the priority list Traffic Shaping helps you watch Youtube HD videos and download files simultaneously without hiccups And in the status window there s Real Time Analysis of Your Data so you can easily recognize the data streams you are transferring currently Fast LAN Faster Internet Access Lower Latency In Game XFast LAN can lower latency in the game after setting online game priority higher Time latency in World of Warcraft Cataclysm Lower is better ll ASRock Motherboard with XFast LAN ll Other Motherboard without XFast LAN 38 ASRock XFast LAN Ul Overview The default status window Low Latency Mode switch arrow down currently Open slot on if needed configuration arrow up always on Download activity display dialog no arrow off Open Current TX shapin ak Connections window indicator Fast LA N as Faster iomat Ascend Ping time in ms Number of TCP UDP TCP UDP connections Download CPS rate Show hide slot activation area Variance of ping time Graphs Transfer rate Upload CPS rate in for slots 1 10 oe
54. tor motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis 4 Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do So may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 4 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is 16 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155 Pin CPU

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