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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P8H61-M LX Series specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-2 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink ...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P8H61-M LX Series specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-2 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink ...
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... for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). *** When you are available in the front panel to www.asus.com for Intel® CPU support list. ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. Intel® H61 (B3) Express Chipset: - 10 ... can be supported with DIMMs of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. P8H61-M LX Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Graphics Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB LGA1155 socket for Intel® Second Generation Core™ i7...
... for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). *** When you are available in the front panel to www.asus.com for Intel® CPU support list. ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. Intel® H61 (B3) Express Chipset: - 10 ... can be supported with DIMMs of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. P8H61-M LX Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Graphics Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB LGA1155 socket for Intel® Second Generation Core™ i7...
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.../ buttons BIOS features Accessories Support DVD Form factor ASUS EPU ASUS Anti-Surge Protection ASUS UEFI BIOS ASUS AI Suite II ASUS AI Charger ASUS ESD ASUS Low EMI ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2™ ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish Heatsink Solution ASUS Fan Xpert 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (P8H61-M LX PLUS only) ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) 1 x PS/2 keyboard (Purple) 1 x PS...
.../ buttons BIOS features Accessories Support DVD Form factor ASUS EPU ASUS Anti-Surge Protection ASUS UEFI BIOS ASUS AI Suite II ASUS AI Charger ASUS ESD ASUS Low EMI ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2™ ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish Heatsink Solution ASUS Fan Xpert 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (P8H61-M LX PLUS only) ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) 1 x PS/2 keyboard (Purple) 1 x PS...
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...; i5 / Core™ i3 processors are for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS P8H61-M LX Series motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard support DVD User Manual • P8H61-M LX Series motherboards include P8H61-M LX PLUS and P8H61-M LX two models. The motherboard delivers a host of the items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package...
...; i5 / Core™ i3 processors are for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS P8H61-M LX Series motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard support DVD User Manual • P8H61-M LX Series motherboards include P8H61-M LX PLUS and P8H61-M LX two models. The motherboard delivers a host of the items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package...
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...an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (P8H61-M LX PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity. Users ...socket Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 second generation processors. Innovative ASUS features ASUS UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) ASUS UEFI BIOS offers a user-friendly interface that automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into the ...
...an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (P8H61-M LX PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity. Users ...socket Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 second generation processors. Innovative ASUS features ASUS UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) ASUS UEFI BIOS offers a user-friendly interface that automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into the ...
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...-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirements in line with ASUS vision of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts. 1-4 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series eliminates the need to their default settings. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The BIOS C.P.R. Simply shut ... This is an auto-recovery tool that contains the latest BIOS file. ASUS MyLogo2™ This feature allows you to restore a corrupted BIOS file using an OS-based utility. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is in regards to update the BIOS without using the...
...-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirements in line with ASUS vision of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts. 1-4 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series eliminates the need to their default settings. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The BIOS C.P.R. Simply shut ... This is an auto-recovery tool that contains the latest BIOS file. ASUS MyLogo2™ This feature allows you to restore a corrupted BIOS file using an OS-based utility. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is in regards to update the BIOS without using the...
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... do so may cause severe damage to indicate that the system is a reminder that you install or remove any motherboard component. SB_PWR P8H61-M LX ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off P8H61-M LX Onboard LED Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-5 This is ON, in sleep mode, or in the bag that came with a standby power LED that...
... do so may cause severe damage to indicate that the system is a reminder that you install or remove any motherboard component. SB_PWR P8H61-M LX ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off P8H61-M LX Onboard LED Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-5 This is ON, in sleep mode, or in the bag that came with a standby power LED that...
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.... 1.5.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the chassis in the correct orientation. Failure to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis P8H61-M LX 1-6 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes...
.... 1.5.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the chassis in the correct orientation. Failure to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis P8H61-M LX 1-6 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes...
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..., 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) LPT VGA LGA1155 24.4cm(9.6in) USB34 LAN1_USB12 CHA_FAN EATXPWR Lithium Cell CMOS Power 2 AUDIO PCIEX16 P8H61-M LX RTL 8111E PCIEX1_1 5 SB_PWR Super I/O PCIEX1_2 Intel® H61 SATA3G_2 SATA3G_1 SATA3G_4 SATA3G_3 6 ALC 887 SPDIF_OUT AAFP PCIEX1_3 USB56 USB78 USB910 CLRTC F_PANEL SPEAKER 32Mb...
..., 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) LPT VGA LGA1155 24.4cm(9.6in) USB34 LAN1_USB12 CHA_FAN EATXPWR Lithium Cell CMOS Power 2 AUDIO PCIEX16 P8H61-M LX RTL 8111E PCIEX1_1 5 SB_PWR Super I/O PCIEX1_2 Intel® H61 SATA3G_2 SATA3G_1 SATA3G_4 SATA3G_3 6 ALC 887 SPDIF_OUT AAFP PCIEX1_3 USB56 USB78 USB910 CLRTC F_PANEL SPEAKER 32Mb...
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...to the right (B) until it to the socket contacts resulting from the retention tab. ASUS will shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. 1.6.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. P8H61-M LX P8H61-M LX CPU socket LGA1155 2. Press the load lever with a surface mount LGA1155 socket designed...you are not bent. Contact your thumb (A), and then move it is on the motherboard. Load lever A B Retention tab 1-8 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series To prevent damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with your ...
...to the right (B) until it to the socket contacts resulting from the retention tab. ASUS will shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. 1.6.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. P8H61-M LX P8H61-M LX CPU socket LGA1155 2. Press the load lever with a surface mount LGA1155 socket designed...you are not bent. Contact your thumb (A), and then move it is on the motherboard. Load lever A B Retention tab 1-8 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series To prevent damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with your ...
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... some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention tab. 1-10 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series
... some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention tab. 1-10 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series
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... motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to the connector on the motherboard. 2. A B A B B A B A 1-12 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series 3. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the motherboard. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to connect the CPU fan connector! CPU_FAN CPU... FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND P8H61-M LX P8H61-M LX CPU fan connector Do not forget to plug this connector. 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan...
... motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to the connector on the motherboard. 2. A B A B B A B A 1-12 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series 3. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the motherboard. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to connect the CPU fan connector! CPU_FAN CPU... FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND P8H61-M LX P8H61-M LX CPU fan connector Do not forget to plug this connector. 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan...
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.... 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 P8H61-M LX Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 P8H61-M LX 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-13 Rotate each fastener clockwise to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. 4. Carefully remove...
.... 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 P8H61-M LX Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 P8H61-M LX 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-13 Rotate each fastener clockwise to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. 4. Carefully remove...
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... MT8JTF12864AZ-1G1F1 1GB SS Micron 9GF22D9KPT 7 - • • Micron MT16JTF25664AZ-1G1F1 2GB DS Micron 9HF22D9KPT 7 - • • 1-14 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series For effective use a more memory on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is the standard way of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. ...memory operation frequency is dependent on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be about 3GB or less. P8H61-M LX Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1066 MHz capability Vendors Part No. 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install 1GB...
... MT8JTF12864AZ-1G1F1 1GB SS Micron 9GF22D9KPT 7 - • • Micron MT16JTF25664AZ-1G1F1 2GB DS Micron 9HF22D9KPT 7 - • • 1-14 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series For effective use a more memory on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is the standard way of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. ...memory operation frequency is dependent on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be about 3GB or less. P8H61-M LX Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1066 MHz capability Vendors Part No. 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install 1GB...
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... 8-8-8-20 1.60V 9-9-9-20 1.65V 9-9-9-20 1.65V - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 8 - 9 - - - 9-9-9-24 1.5V - - DDR3-1333 MHz capability Vendors Part No. channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. 1-16 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series PSC A3P1GF3FGF PSC A3P1GF3FGF SAMSUNG K4B1G0846F SAMSUNG K4B1G0846F SAMSUNG K4B2G0846C Hynix H5TQ1G83TFR - - OCZ OCZ3P1333LV6GK OCZ OCZ3X1333LV6GK(XMP) OCZ OCZ3G1333LV8GK OCZ...
... 8-8-8-20 1.60V 9-9-9-20 1.65V 9-9-9-20 1.65V - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 8 - 9 - - - 9-9-9-24 1.5V - - DDR3-1333 MHz capability Vendors Part No. channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. 1-16 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series PSC A3P1GF3FGF PSC A3P1GF3FGF SAMSUNG K4B1G0846F SAMSUNG K4B1G0846F SAMSUNG K4B2G0846C Hynix H5TQ1G83TFR - - OCZ OCZ3P1333LV6GK OCZ OCZ3X1333LV6GK(XMP) OCZ OCZ3G1333LV8GK OCZ...
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Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with the PCI Express specifications. 1-18 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series Replace the system cover. 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for later use . ...
Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with the PCI Express specifications. 1-18 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series Replace the system cover. 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for later use . ...
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... 2-3. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 1-2. 3. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. P8H61-M LX CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) P8H61-M LX Clear RTC RAM Clear RTC To erase the RTC RAM: 1. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters...
... 2-3. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 1-2. 3. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. P8H61-M LX CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) P8H61-M LX Clear RTC RAM Clear RTC To erase the RTC RAM: 1. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters...
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... LED indications. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other audio sources. 5. This port allows Gigabit connection to support 8-channel audio output. 1-20 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series 1.10 1.10.1 1 Connectors Rear panel connectors 2 3 45 11 10 9 8 7 6 1. Microphone port (pink). LAN (RJ-45) port. PS/2 Mouse (Green). Parallel port. Refer to the...
... LED indications. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other audio sources. 5. This port allows Gigabit connection to support 8-channel audio output. 1-20 ASUS P8H61-M LX Series 1.10 1.10.1 1 Connectors Rear panel connectors 2 3 45 11 10 9 8 7 6 1. Microphone port (pink). LAN (RJ-45) port. PS/2 Mouse (Green). Parallel port. Refer to the...
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... SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC NC AAFP PIN 1 PIN 1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L P8H61-M LX HD-audio-compliant Legacy AC'97 pin definition compliant definition P8H61-M LX Front panel audio connector • We recommend that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. This port...
... SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC NC AAFP PIN 1 PIN 1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L P8H61-M LX HD-audio-compliant Legacy AC'97 pin definition compliant definition P8H61-M LX Front panel audio connector • We recommend that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. This port...