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Contents Safety information...vi About this guide...vii H61M series specifications summary ix Package contents...xii Product introduction 1.1 Special features 1-1 1.1.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features 1-2 1.2 Before you proceed 1-4 1.3 Motherboard overview 1-5 1.3.1 Placement direction 1-5 1.3.2 Screw holes 1-5 1.3.3 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.3.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.4.1 CPU installation 1-8 1.4.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation 1-10 1.5 System memory 1-12 1.5.1 Overview...
Contents Safety information...vi About this guide...vii H61M series specifications summary ix Package contents...xii Product introduction 1.1 Special features 1-1 1.1.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features 1-2 1.2 Before you proceed 1-4 1.3 Motherboard overview 1-5 1.3.1 Placement direction 1-5 1.3.2 Screw holes 1-5 1.3.3 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.3.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.4.1 CPU installation 1-8 1.4.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation 1-10 1.5 System memory 1-12 1.5.1 Overview...
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...If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all cables are correctly connected and the power cables ... all the manuals that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are not damaged. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it...
...If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all cables are correctly connected and the power cables ... all the manuals that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are not damaged. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it...
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... information Refer to the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS information This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. About this guide is organized This guide contains the following sources for additional information and...
... information Refer to the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS information This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. About this guide is organized This guide contains the following sources for additional information and...
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Actual product specifications may vary with different models. Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. H61M-PLUS H61M-A/USB3 ASUS H61M series motherboard User Guide H61M-PLUS: 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables H61M-A/USB3 & H61M-A: 2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield User Guide Support DVD • The layout illustrations in this user manual are for H61M-PLUS only. • If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. • The illustrations above are for reference only. xii
Actual product specifications may vary with different models. Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. H61M-PLUS H61M-A/USB3 ASUS H61M series motherboard User Guide H61M-PLUS: 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables H61M-A/USB3 & H61M-A: 2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield User Guide Support DVD • The layout illustrations in this user manual are for H61M-PLUS only. • If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. • The illustrations above are for reference only. xii
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... processors. ** Due to support onboard graphics out with dedicated chipsets, 2-channel (2 DIMMs) DDR3 memory, and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes. ASUS H61M Series 1-1 This provides great graphics performance. Intel® H61 Express Chipset The Intel® H61 Express Chipset is supported by Intel® ...for Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® Processors This motherboard supports the Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium®/ Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package, with...
... processors. ** Due to support onboard graphics out with dedicated chipsets, 2-channel (2 DIMMs) DDR3 memory, and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes. ASUS H61M Series 1-1 This provides great graphics performance. Intel® H61 Express Chipset The Intel® H61 Express Chipset is supported by Intel® ...for Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® Processors This motherboard supports the Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium®/ Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package, with...
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... to its processor graphics (iGPU) voltages for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity. 1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features ASUS UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) ASUS UEFI BIOS, a UEFI compliant architecture, offers the first mouse-controlled intuitive graphical BIOS interface that goes... management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for various overclocking scenarios, with more flexibility, convenience, and easy to navigate...
... to its processor graphics (iGPU) voltages for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity. 1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features ASUS UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) ASUS UEFI BIOS, a UEFI compliant architecture, offers the first mouse-controlled intuitive graphical BIOS interface that goes... management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for various overclocking scenarios, with more flexibility, convenience, and easy to navigate...
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..., and voltage and sensor readings. ASUS H61M Series 1-3 EPU Energy Efficiency All Around Tap into 256-color boot logos to personalize your system. ASUS Anti-Surge Protection This special design protects expensive devices and the motherboard from switching power supply unit (PSU). ASUS MyLogo2™ Turn your PC's loading. ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 is an...
..., and voltage and sensor readings. ASUS H61M Series 1-3 EPU Energy Efficiency All Around Tap into 256-color boot logos to personalize your system. ASUS Anti-Surge Protection This special design protects expensive devices and the motherboard from switching power supply unit (PSU). ASUS MyLogo2™ Turn your PC's loading. ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 is an...
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... that came with a standby power LED that lights up to the motherboard, peripherals, or components. 1.2 Before you proceed Take note of the onboard LED. SB_PWR H61M-PLUS ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off H61M-PLUS Onboard LED 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Failure to do so may... cause severe damage to indicate that you install or remove any motherboard component. Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with the component. ...
... that came with a standby power LED that lights up to the motherboard, peripherals, or components. 1.2 Before you proceed Take note of the onboard LED. SB_PWR H61M-PLUS ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off H61M-PLUS Onboard LED 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Failure to do so may... cause severe damage to indicate that you install or remove any motherboard component. Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with the component. ...
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1.3 Motherboard overview 1.3.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the rear part of the chassis H61M-PLUS ASUS H61M Series 1-5 Doing so can damage the motherboard. DO NOT overtighten the screws! The edge with external ports goes to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.3.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the chassis in the correct orientation.
1.3 Motherboard overview 1.3.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the rear part of the chassis H61M-PLUS ASUS H61M Series 1-5 Doing so can damage the motherboard. DO NOT overtighten the screws! The edge with external ports goes to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.3.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the chassis in the correct orientation.
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1.3.3 Motherboard layout • The layout illustrations in this user manual are for H61M-PLUS only. • SATA_3/4 support SATA 6.0 GB/s in H61M PLUS and SATA 3.0 GB/s in H61M-A/ USB3 & H61M-A. • USB34 supports USB 3.0 in H61M-PLUS & H61M-A/USB3 and USB 2.0 in H61M-A. 12 3 4 5 6 18.0cm(7.1in) KBMS ...64bit, 240-pin module) LGA1155 HDMI 22.6cm(8.9in) USB34 USBPW1-4 LAN_USB12 ASM 1042 EATXPWR AUDIO BATTERY 2 RTL 8111F PCIEX16 H61M-PLUS CLRTC Super I/O PCIEX1_1 ALC PCIEX1_2 887 8Mb BIOS USBPW5-10 SB_PWR USB56 USB78 USB910 AAFP Intel® H61 ASM 1061...
1.3.3 Motherboard layout • The layout illustrations in this user manual are for H61M-PLUS only. • SATA_3/4 support SATA 6.0 GB/s in H61M PLUS and SATA 3.0 GB/s in H61M-A/ USB3 & H61M-A. • USB34 supports USB 3.0 in H61M-PLUS & H61M-A/USB3 and USB 2.0 in H61M-A. 12 3 4 5 6 18.0cm(7.1in) KBMS ...64bit, 240-pin module) LGA1155 HDMI 22.6cm(8.9in) USB34 USBPW1-4 LAN_USB12 ASM 1042 EATXPWR AUDIO BATTERY 2 RTL 8111F PCIEX16 H61M-PLUS CLRTC Super I/O PCIEX1_1 ALC PCIEX1_2 887 8Mb BIOS USBPW5-10 SB_PWR USB56 USB78 USB910 AAFP Intel® H61 ASM 1061...
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... Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA_3~4) (H61M-PLUS only) 10. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1155 socket designed for the Intel® 3rd / 2nd Generation Core™ i7 / i5 / i3, Pentium®, and Celeron® processors. ASUS H61M Series 1-7 Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC...
... Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA_3~4) (H61M-PLUS only) 10. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1155 socket designed for the Intel® 3rd / 2nd Generation Core™ i7 / i5 / i3, Pentium®, and Celeron® processors. ASUS H61M Series 1-7 Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC...
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DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 1.5 System memory 1.5.1 Overview This motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 H61M-PLUS Channel Channel A Channel B H61M-PLUS 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket.
DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 1.5 System memory 1.5.1 Overview This motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 H61M-PLUS Channel Channel A Channel B H61M-PLUS 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket.
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... to the CPU behavior, DDR3 2133/1866 memory modules runs at DDR3 2000/1800 MHz frequencies. ASUS H61M Series 1-13 For effective use a more on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. • The default... dual-channel configuration. Under the default state, some memory modules for overclocking may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. H61M Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2400 (O.C.) MHz capability Vendors G.SKILL G.SKILL KINGSTON Part No. Install a 64-bit Windows®...
... to the CPU behavior, DDR3 2133/1866 memory modules runs at DDR3 2000/1800 MHz frequencies. ASUS H61M Series 1-13 For effective use a more on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. • The default... dual-channel configuration. Under the default state, some memory modules for overclocking may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. H61M Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2400 (O.C.) MHz capability Vendors G.SKILL G.SKILL KINGSTON Part No. Install a 64-bit Windows®...
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... for the card. 2. Align the card connector with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do so may need IRQ ...When using PCI cards on the slot. 5. ASUS H61M Series 1-17 Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.6.1 Installing an expansion card To install ...
... for the card. 2. Align the card connector with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do so may need IRQ ...When using PCI cards on the slot. 5. ASUS H61M Series 1-17 Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.6.1 Installing an expansion card To install ...
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...97 audio standard. DVI-D port. PS/2 Keyboard port. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 3.0 devices (available on H61M-PLUS & H61M-A/USB3 only). USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I... . 11. This port is HDCP compliant allowing playback of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. • If you want to connect a high-...
...97 audio standard. DVI-D port. PS/2 Keyboard port. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 3.0 devices (available on H61M-PLUS & H61M-A/USB3 only). USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I... . 11. This port is HDCP compliant allowing playback of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. • If you want to connect a high-...
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...not place jumper caps on the motherboard, ensuring that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are not jumpers! USB56 USB78 USB910 USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P10USB_P10+ GND NC H61M-PLUS PIN 1 PIN 1 ... purchased separately. 1-26 Chapter 1: Product introduction Doing so will damage the motherboard! CPU_FAN CHA_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CHA FAN PWM CHA FAN IN CHA FAN PWR GND H61M-PLUS H61M-PLUS Fan connectors Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the ...
...not place jumper caps on the motherboard, ensuring that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are not jumpers! USB56 USB78 USB910 USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P10USB_P10+ GND NC H61M-PLUS PIN 1 PIN 1 ... purchased separately. 1-26 Chapter 1: Product introduction Doing so will damage the motherboard! CPU_FAN CHA_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CHA FAN PWM CHA FAN IN CHA FAN PWR GND H61M-PLUS H61M-PLUS Fan connectors Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the ...
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... automatically displays the Specials screen. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to avail all motherboard features. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. 1.9 Software support 1.9.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / Windows® Vista / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 Operating Systems (OS). Always install the...
... automatically displays the Specials screen. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to avail all motherboard features. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. 1.9 Software support 1.9.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / Windows® Vista / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 Operating Systems (OS). Always install the...
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...Managing and updating your BIOS 2 Save a copy of the following methods: ASUS H61M Series 2-1 The Specials menu appears. 2. Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS: 1. Click Update button from the Quick Bar, and click ASUS Update from the popup menu. From the list, select either through a...save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. • ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you update the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in...
...Managing and updating your BIOS 2 Save a copy of the following methods: ASUS H61M Series 2-1 The Specials menu appears. 2. Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS: 1. Click Update button from the Quick Bar, and click ASUS Update from the popup menu. From the list, select either through a...save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. • ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you update the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in...
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... restore a corrupted BIOS file using this utility, rename the BIOS file in the support DVD may not be the latest version. ASUS H61M Series 2-3 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that contains the BIOS file to the USB port. 3. Turn on the system....The BIOS file in the removable device into H61MPLUS.CAP (for H61M-PLUS), H61MAU3.CAP (for the BIOS file. To ensure system compatibility and stability, we recommend that contains the updated BIOS file. • Before using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive that you to enter...
... restore a corrupted BIOS file using this utility, rename the BIOS file in the support DVD may not be the latest version. ASUS H61M Series 2-3 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that contains the BIOS file to the USB port. 3. Turn on the system....The BIOS file in the removable device into H61MPLUS.CAP (for H61M-PLUS), H61MAU3.CAP (for the BIOS file. To ensure system compatibility and stability, we recommend that contains the updated BIOS file. • Before using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive that you to enter...