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.... In order to their respective owners. No part of this : "REV: X.X." Disclaimer Information in the use of GIGABYTE. The trademarks mentioned in this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. All rights reserved. For example, "REV:...Manual. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be...
.... In order to their respective owners. No part of this : "REV: X.X." Disclaimer Information in the use of GIGABYTE. The trademarks mentioned in this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. All rights reserved. For example, "REV:...Manual. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be...
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Table of Contents GA-H61M-S2-B3 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-H61M-S2-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ...-Safe Defaults 36 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 37 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 37 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 38 2-13 Exit Without Saving 38 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 39 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-H61M-S2-B3 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-H61M-S2-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ...-Safe Defaults 36 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 37 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 37 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 38 2-13 Exit Without Saving 38 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 39 - 4 -
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GA-H61M-S2-B3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V LGA1155 VGA R_USB1 ATX B_BIOS USB_LAN M_BIOS CPU_FAN AUDIO Atheros AR8151 BAT PCIEX16 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 CODEC PCIEX1_1 GA-H61M-S2-B3 SYS_FAN PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 F_AUDIO COMA LPT iTE IT8728 Intel® H61 CI CLR_CMOS PWR_LED F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SATA2_3 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_0 Box Contents GA-H61M-S2-B3 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-S2-B3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V LGA1155 VGA R_USB1 ATX B_BIOS USB_LAN M_BIOS CPU_FAN AUDIO Atheros AR8151 BAT PCIEX16 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 CODEC PCIEX1_1 GA-H61M-S2-B3 SYS_FAN PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 F_AUDIO COMA LPT iTE IT8728 Intel® H61 CI CLR_CMOS PWR_LED F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SATA2_3 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_0 Box Contents GA-H61M-S2-B3 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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... speaker. 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 1 Gbps data rate. Use this audio jack for USB devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc...
... speaker. 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 1 Gbps data rate. Use this audio jack for USB devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc...
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...) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to operate in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Storage Function Determines whether to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to Always Enable. MS-DOS, for example, will use dedicated IRQs that cannot be used in...
...) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to operate in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Storage Function Determines whether to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to Always Enable. MS-DOS, for example, will use dedicated IRQs that cannot be used in...
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... drive. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all the recommended drivers. The driver Autorun screen is automatically... displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically...
... drive. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all the recommended drivers. The driver Autorun screen is automatically... displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically...