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Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced,... Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is 1.0. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in...
Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced,... Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is 1.0. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in...
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Table of Contents GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel ...-Safe Defaults 35 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 36 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 36 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 37 2-13 Exit Without Saving 37 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 38 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel ...-Safe Defaults 35 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 36 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 36 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 37 2-13 Exit Without Saving 37 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 38 - 4 -
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GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V LGA1155 VGA CPU_FAN R_USB ATX USB_LAN DDR3_2 DDR3_1 Atheros GbE LAN AUDIO BAT GA-H61M-DS2 F_AUDIO PCIEX16 SATA2_3 SATA2_1 M_BIOS PCIEX1_1 iTE IT8728 B_BIOS CODEC SYS_FAN PCIEX1_2 Intel® H61 COMA CLR_CMOS LPT F_USB1 F_USB2 F_PANEL SATA2_0 SATA2_2 Box Contents GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Two SATA cables I/O Shield The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V LGA1155 VGA CPU_FAN R_USB ATX USB_LAN DDR3_2 DDR3_1 Atheros GbE LAN AUDIO BAT GA-H61M-DS2 F_AUDIO PCIEX16 SATA2_3 SATA2_1 M_BIOS PCIEX1_1 iTE IT8728 B_BIOS CODEC SYS_FAN PCIEX1_2 Intel® H61 COMA CLR_CMOS LPT F_USB1 F_USB2 F_PANEL SATA2_0 SATA2_2 Box Contents GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Two SATA cables I/O Shield The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
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...; 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™...; i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® H61 Express ...
...; 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™...; i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® H61 Express ...
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..., etc. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Mic In Jack (Pink) The default Mic in jack. Use this port...
..., etc. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Mic In Jack (Pink) The default Mic in jack. Use this port...
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... that support Native mode. (Default) USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to install operating systems that do not support Native mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is installed...
... that support Native mode. (Default) USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to install operating systems that do not support Native mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is installed...
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... system. •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the... Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. - 38 - The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like...
... system. •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the... Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. - 38 - The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like...