Asrock H61DE/S3 motherboard
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1. 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 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is 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 15 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155 Pin CPU SS 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 16 Step 3 Insert the 1155 Pin CPU Step 3 1 Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line c o Q j2. Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may con gure 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 fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED 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 27 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 Please connect the chassis SPEAKER speaker to this header DUMNI By Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 12 No 18 Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables 4 pin CHA FAN1 FAN SPEED CONTROL 4 197 NP see p 12 No 20 CHA FAN SPEED to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin 3 pin CHA FAN2 see p 12 No
3. PCI and PCI Express Slots 21 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 22 2 8 Jumpers Setup usiamesdatestitustietmqtesrtedm Musei meni 25 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 26 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks MEAN rc 30 2 11 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 30 2 12 Hot Plug Function for SATA SATAII HDDs 31 2 13 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs 31 2 14 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide Oase dear 32 2 15 Driver Installation Guide ssseuusse 34 2 16 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit I XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 34 2 16 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FUNCIONS eects paseo aaike laa adn 34 2 16 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 35 9 UEFI SETUP UM scessmasibercs unici tuusestosvEb VE ecPI tup HD 36 31 cuisse 36 JA WER MENU BAP Lane 36 3 1 2 Navigation KEV Siiciicinacncsseiensccontntawtenindd aetidnededmeduas 37 er MN STE oF 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen rrrrnnrrnnrrnrrnnvrnnrrnnnrnvrvnrrnnnrnnvrnnnnn 38 3 4 Advanced SCEE iaccicocesictesevdereaiiaceeswrtetens euheleaaiteameteeteue 41 3 4 1 CPU Con guration Lasse 42 3 4 2 North Bridge Con gurat
4. Step 3 2 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch 1155 Pin Socket 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 Step 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 17 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 12 No 2 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
5. the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC sys tem 10 15 16 Combo Cooler Option C C O provides the exible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by Eu ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power ef ciency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details 11 1 3 Motherboard Layout ao 50 Nx 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 3 4 5 6 21 8cm 8 6 in kK gt H Designed
6. 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 CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU __ FAN1 see page 12 No 2 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 and lock Repeat with 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 Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option C C O which provides the exible option to adopt three dif ferent CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 The white throughholes are for Socket LGA 7 ee 1155 1156 CPU fan 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel con guration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDR3 A1 and DDR3
7. B1 Blue slots see p 12 No 5 so that Dual Channel Memory Tech nology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Con gura tion Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR3 A1 DDR3 A2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 B2 Blue Slot White Slot Blue Slot White Slot Populated pnr qu Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated For the con guration 2 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots j 1 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility A and reliability it is recommended to install them in the blue slots J DDR3 A1 and DDR3 B1 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 Ifa pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDR3 A1 and DDR3 A42 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be dam aged 5 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 6 If you install four single sided DIMM
8. ISRock H61DE S3 User Manual Version 1 0 Published February 2011 Copyright02011 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 identi cation or explanation and to the owners bene t without intent to infringe Disclaimer Speci cations 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 tness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors of cers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of pro ts loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the possi
9. 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 Delete or by pressing the reset button on the 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 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 gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item 36 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens io Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Ente
10. Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII SATA3 driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII SATA3 driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable 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 32 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATAII SATA3 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 SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII SATA3 connector SIGUE Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end SISSE White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable kd Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Eb Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD 2 PER iE ee Ws How to Hot Unplug a
11. SATA2 ports Set the option SATA3 Mode to IDE for SATA3 ports STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 34 2 16 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI for SATA2 ports Set the option SATA3 Mode to AHCI for SATA3 ports STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII STA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE for SATA2 ports Set the option SATA3 Mode to IDE for SATA3 ports STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 35 Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con gure 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 F2 or Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherwise
12. a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press F6 key during the POST or press F2 key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard 10 Ii 12 13 14 drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 le system To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail able at Wii ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming operation ASRock AIWI is the world s rst utility to turn your iPhone iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games All you have to do is just to install the ASRock AIWI utility either from ASRock of cial website or ASRock software support CD to your motherboard and also download the free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone iPod touch Connecting your PC and apple devices via Bluetooth or WiFi networks then you can start experiencing the exciting motion controlled games Also please do not forget to pay attention to ASRock of cial website regularly we will continuously provide you the most up do date supported games ASRock website http www asrock com Fe
13. and remove the SATA3 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 SATA3 HDD 31 2 14 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD in AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII SATA3 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 de nitely 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 SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot
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15. 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 identi ed by the number three and four 6 Use Surround Display 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 HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high de nition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a speci cation developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP speci cation is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitte
16. 25 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 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 ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATA2 0 see p 12 No 12 SATA2 0 SATA2 2 SATAII connectors support SATA2 1 see p 12 No 19 SATA data cables for internal SATA2 2 see p 12 No 13 storage devices The current SATA2 3 see p 12 No 17 SATA2 1 SATA2 3 SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATA3 1 see p 12 No 14 SATAS 1 connectors support SATA data SATA3 2 see p 12 No 15 SATA 2 cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATAII SATA3 hard disk or the SATAII SATA3 connector on this motherboard USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB6 7 Besides six default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there see p 12 No 22 are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB8 9 see p 12 No 21 Infrared Module Header IRTX This header supports an 5 pin IR1 DUMMY optional wireless transmitting see p 12 No 23 and receiving infrared module 2
17. 2E8 IRQ3 48 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration AS imei UEFI SETUP UTILITY Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select 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 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 PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system 49 3 4 7 USB Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY re TOMORROW S TECHHDLDDY TODAY 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 con guration 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 sel
18. 6 Front Panel Audio Header GND This is an interface for front PRESENCE 9 pin HD AUDIO1 one panel audio cable that allows see p 12 No 28 convenient connection and 1 control of audio devices OUT2 L J SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L 1 High De nition Audio 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 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 PLED This header accommodates PLED 9 pin PANEL 1 PWRBTN several system front panel see p 12 No 16 functions IpuMMNY RESET iD 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
19. 8 3 pin CHA FAN3 see p 12 No 31 3 pin PWR FAN1 see p 12 No 32 CPU Fan Connectors 4 pin CPU FAN1 see p 12 No 2 GND 12V CHA FAN SPEED CHA FAN SPEED EG 12v 0 GND LC PWR_FAN_SPEED 12V GND FAN SPEED CONTROL CPU FAN SPEED 12V GND 1234 Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin f i Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin 5 b 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 3 pin CPU_FAN2 see p 12 No 3 GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED 28 Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 12 No 7 f 4 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 B a 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 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 12 No 4 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector 1 Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work A I if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use
20. GHHKHALDOY TODAY SATA Mode This item is used for SATA2 ports Use this to select SATA mode Con gu ration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Disabled The default value is IDE Mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages SATA Controller 0 Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Win dows XP Vista 7 is installed please select Enhanced SATA Controller 1 Use this item to enable or disable SATA Controller 1 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 Con guration options Disabled and Enabled SATA3 Mode This item is used for SATA3 ports Use this to select SATA3 mode Con guration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Disabled The default value is IDE Mode 47 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration AS ROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW TEGHHKHALDOY TODAY Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Con guration options 3F8 IRQ4 and 3E8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Con guration options 2F8 IRQ3 and
21. Intel SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in speci c condition The default value is Enabled 38 Turbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit Con guration options Auto and Manual The default value is Auto Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode DRAM Timing Control DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically CAS Latency tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Use this item to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Row Precharge Time tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS Active Time tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting Min 1N Max 2N The default is Auto Write Recovery Time tWR Use
22. OGY TODAY Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0XFFFF means inde nite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled 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 Con guration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature 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 52 3 7 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 TOMORROW A TECHHOLOOY TODAY 53 3 8 Exit SCreen ASROCK UEFI SETOP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHHDLDDUDY TODAY Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save con guration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will p
23. SATA SATAII SATA3 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 SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD side 33 2 15 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst 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 16 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 16 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps 4 AHCI mode is not supported under Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE for
24. age Offset Use this to select IGPU Voltage Offset The default value is Auto DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value is Auto VCCSA Voltage Use this to select VCCSA Voltage The default value is Auto User Default In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 40 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the con gurations for the following items CPU Con gu ration North Bridge Con guration South Bridge Con guration Storage Con gura tion Super IO Con guration ACPI Con guration and USB Con guration wi E h E d ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOHORNGOW A TEGHNOLDOY TODAY Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems rst like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility P
25. ailable 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 speci c item then follow the installation wizard to install 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 55 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 or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced Storage Con guration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation les 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 hot x le from Microsoft http support micros
26. ature Aiwi index asp If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPod iPad Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply installing the APP Char ger driver it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your com puter and up to 4096 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Sus pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp SmartView a new function of internet browser is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use SmartView feature please make sure your OS version is Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit and your browser version is IE8 ASRock website http Awww asrock com Feature SmartView index asp ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance The performance may depend on the property of the device While CPU overheat is detected
27. bility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe 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 11010 10 CN OM e 5 Te Package Contents Luse pe cteateceubentsdvieranedvennenes 5 1 2 Speci ois RET 6 1 3 Motherboard Layout s siad rio nni rd Raioa d EF un IEP nd Rodin 12 14 WC PANG er 13 Agge 16 1 e oo s 15 2 1 Screw Holes rasnnrnrrnnnnnnvnnnnnnvvnnnnnnvnnnnnnvvnnnannnnnnnnevnnnnnr 15 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 15 2 3 CPU Installation Lara oim rri ona eoa ure t oon oed n 16 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 18 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 19 2 6 Expansion Slots
28. ble or disable Intel VT d technology Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O The default value of this feature is Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select the boot graphic adapter priority Con guration options Onboard PCI and PCI Express The default value is PCI Ex press Onboard VGA Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto Con guration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled IGD Multi Monitor Use this to enable or disable IGD Multi Monitor by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Disabled DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode The default value is DVMT Mode DVMT Dynamic Video Memory Technology is an architecture that offers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through ef cient memory utilization In DVMT mode the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components This item will not be used under Windows Vista 7 OS because the driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory 44 DVMT Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item Configuration options 128MB 256MB and Maximum The op
29. d Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 24 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 4 is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose MT e tak pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 12 23 CLRCMOS1 DD om see p 12 No 10 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS 1 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 nish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system rst and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default pro le 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed
30. der After restarting your computer you will nd Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox L3 click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio 14 Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 8 6 30 5 x 21 8 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts 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 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
31. der USB6_7 Blue Infrared Module Header IR1 COM Port Header COM1 PCI Slots PCI1 2 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 White PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE2 White Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO 1 White HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI SPDIF1 White PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 Blue Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN3 Power Fan Connector PWR FAN1 1 4 I O Panel 1 USB 2 0 Ports USBO1 8 Front Speaker Lime 2 VGA D Sub Port 9 Microphone Pink 3 LAN RJ 45 Port 10 USB2 0 Ports USB45 4 Central Bass Orange 11 USB2 0 Ports USB23 5 Rear Speaker Black 12 VGA HDMI Port 6 Optical SPDIF Out Port 13 VGA DVI D Port 7 Line In Light Blue 14 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 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 ROTEN SPEER LED LED Description Description No Link 10Mbps connection B Data Activity 100Mbps connection i 1Gbps connection LAN Port f you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line In or No 4 Side Speaker No 7 13 To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio hea
32. ected 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 50 3 5 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 AS ROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY CPU Fan 1 amp 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 amp 2 speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Over Temperature Protection Use this item to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled 51 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to con g ure the boot settings and the boot priority ASROCK LIEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW TECHNOL
33. ed onboard VGA driver yet please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer D Sub DVI D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time You can only choose the combination DVI D HDMI DVI D D Sub or HDMI D Sub 22 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal VGA output support DVI D D Sub and HDMI and external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the bene ts of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 Install the PCI Express VGA card on PCIE1 slot Please refer to page 21 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 Connect DVI D monitor cable to VGA DVI D port on the I O panel connect D Sub monitor cable to VGA D Sub port on the I O panel or connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel Then connect other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA card on PCIE1 slot 3 Boot your system Press F2 or Del 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 VGA 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
34. emory Technology see CAUTION 2 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 1333 1066 non ECC un buffered memory Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 3 Expansion Slot 1x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode 2x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Intel HD Graphics 2000 3000 Pixel Shader 4 1 DirectX 10 1 Max shared memory 1759MB see CAUTION 4 Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI see CAUTION 5 Supports HDMI 1 4a Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DVI with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048x1536 Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI Compliant HDMI monitor is required see CAUTION 6 Supports Blu ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1 4a Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Atheros AR8151 Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA D Sub Port 1 x VGA DVI D Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 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 Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 7 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061 Connector 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb
35. ion 44 3 4 3 South Bridge Con guration 46 3 4 4 Storage Con guration eeeessssss 47 3 4 5 Super lO Con guration sanc re ban hh nnns 48 3 4 6 ACPI Con Qut amp llOD concern eines 49 3 4 7 USB Con guration eerte tex ates 50 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 51 3 6 Boot SGIGOLD oett renean s nnllo s iu oab nain aede aude 52 3 7 SEN SEN 59 3 9 EXt SCEE uio bine eee OR ikaer enres 54 4 Software Support eseeennm 55 4 1 Install Operating System ssesusss 55 42 Support CD Information uoo cort nt rtu e tera n 55 4 2 1 Running Support CD iiis Eae o RR FE ee eet cS 55 422 Drivers MEN ua youre bere Ret agn dB exi RbU Kun DO 4 2 9 Utilities MON iei retten een n 55 4 2 4 Contact Information cccccccccccssseeeseseeeeeseeeees 55 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61DE S3 motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment 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 con guration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard speci ca
36. lease be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 le system If you execute ASRock Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI les and their respective information Select the proper UEFI le to update your UEFI and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes 41 3 4 1 CPU Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETOP UTILITY T uwommcw m TEGHHNDLDDY TODAY Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 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 Con guration options All 1 2 and 3 The default value is All Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines Enhance Halt State 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 maintai
37. n will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks STEP T STEP 2 SIEP 3 STEP 4 Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA3 con nector Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk 30 2 12 Hot Plug Function for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA SATAII 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 NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII 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 SATAII HDD 2 13 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA3 in AHCI mode ASMedia ASM1061 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert
38. ns 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 42 CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated 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 No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement 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 code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection Local x2APIC Use this to enable or disable Local x2APIC The default value is Disabled Please be noted that some OS do not support this function 43 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY T wlommcw H TECHNOLOGY TODAY Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB 1024MB The default value is 64MB VT d Use this to ena
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40. op out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all 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 lesystem devices 54 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 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 refer ence 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 le ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the av
41. pliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 16 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 the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system 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 le About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 42 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 19 for proper installation Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limita tion The maximum shared memory size is de ned by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check Intel website for the latest informa tion You can choose to use two of the four monitors only D Sub DVI D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time Besides with the DVI to HDMI ada
42. pter the DVI D port can support the same features as HDMIport xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7T Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID HBR is supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit Vista For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 chan nel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 13 for proper connection ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which is including Hardware Monitor Fan Control Overclocking OC DNA and IES In Hardware Monitor it shows the major readings of your system In Fan Control it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In Overclocking you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system performance In OC DNA you can save your OC settings as a pro le and share with your friends Your friends then can load the OC pro le to their own system to get the same OC settings In IES Intelligent Energy Saver the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve ef ciency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock website http www asrock com ASRock Instant Flash is
43. r gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To 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 ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY H61DE S3 TOHORRNOW S TECHH ULDODUDY TODAY 37 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY ToMOGARROVW A TECHNHOLOOY TODAY Load GPU EZ OC Setting Use this item to load GPU EZ overclocking setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your GPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard GT Over Clock Use this to enable or disable GT Over Clock by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Disabled Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en able power savings The default value is Enabled Con guration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hid den if the current CPU does not support
44. s connectors support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 2 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1 x IR header 1x COM port header 1x HDMI SPDIF header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Feature 32Mb AMI BIOS 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 IGPU DRAM PCH CPU PLL VTT VCCSA Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial Creative Sound Blaster X Fi MB Trial Unique Feature ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU see CAUTION 8 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 9 ASRock AIWI see CAUTION 10 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 11 SmartView see CAUTION 12 Hybrid Booster ASRock U COP see CAUTION 14 Boot Failure Guard B F G Combo Cooler Option C C O see CAUTION 15 Good Night LED Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit com
45. s on this motherboard they will run at DDR3 1066 only 7 Itis not recommended to install the double sided DIMM on DDR3 A2 slot 19 Installing a DIMM es 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 The DIMM only ts 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 and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots PCIE slots Installing Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 PCI slot and 3 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE x1 slot White is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc an expansion card 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 e
46. the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 12 No 24 HDMI SPDIF Header 2 pin HDMI SPDIF1 GND see p 12 No 29 SPDIFOUT 29 8 This COM1 header supports a serial port module HDMI SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this mother board for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 SIEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII con nector Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 11 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts ASMedia ASM1061 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for inter nal storage devices This sectio
47. this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write to Read Delay tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Read to Precharge tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 39 Four Activate Window tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto Memory Power Down Mode Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode Configuration options Auto Slow and Fast The default value is Auto ODT WR CHA Use this item to change ODT WR CHA Auto Manual setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CHA Use this item to change ODT NOM CHA Auto Manual setting The de fault is Auto ODT WR CHB Use this item to change ODT WR CHB Auto Manual setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this item to change ODT NOM CHB Auto Manual setting The de fault is Auto Voltage Control Power Saving Mode Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode The default value is Disabled CPU Core Voltage Offset Use this to select CPU Core Voltage Offset The default value is Auto IGPU Volt
48. tion Maximum only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above 45 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY ToMOGARROVW A TECHNOLOGY TDIDAY 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 Deep Sx Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only Con guration options Disabled Enabled in S5 and Enabled in S4 and S5 The default value is Enabled in S5 Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature 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 HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio feature 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 Vista certi cation 46 3 4 4 Storage Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY EET M i 1 En sel 0 TOMORROW S TE
49. tions and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without no tice In case any modi cations of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may nd 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 speci c information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock H61DE S3 Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm ASRock H61DE S3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H61DE S3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield XA ASRock Reminds You y 3 To get better performance in Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con guration to AHCI mode For the BIOS setup please refer to the User Manual in our support CD for details 1 2 Specifications ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm All Solid Capacitor design CPU Supports 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 in LGA1155 Package 4 1 Power Phase Design Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2 0 Technology Supports K Series unlocked CPU Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Chipset Intel H61 Memory Dual Channel DDR3 M
50. will disable VGA 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 XP 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 C Select the display icon identi ed 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 identi ed by the number one two three and four 23 For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust
51. xpansion 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 rmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 21 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output sup port DVI D D Sub and HDMI you can easily enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This mother board also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI D D sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect DVI D monitor cable to VGA DVI D port on the I O panel connect D Sub monitor cable to VGA D Sub port on the I O panel or connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel VGA D Sub port L1 E ee LU VGA DVI D port HDMI port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor function after your system boots If you haven t install
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