ASROCK H61M-VG3 Manual de usuario

1H61M-VG3 / H61M-VS3User ManualVersion 1.0Published October 2012Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

10ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock

11ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS

12ASRock Restart to UEFI Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. The light-ning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI se

131.3 Motherboard Layout (H61M-VG3 / H61M-VS3) 1 32Mb SPI Flash 11 Power LED Header (PLED1) 2 SATA2 Connector (SATA_1 (PORT 1)) 12 Sy

141.4 I/O Panel (H61M-VG3) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) * 2 LAN RJ-4

151.5 I/O Panel (H61M-VS3) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) * 2 LAN RJ-4

16Chapter 2: InstallationThis is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your ch

172.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the so

18Pin1alignment key alignment key Pin11155-Pin CPU1155-Pin SocketStep 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is

191155-Pin Socket2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin C

2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

202.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel

212.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI

222.7 Multi Monitor FeatureThis motherboard supports multi monitor upgrade. With the internal VGA output sup-port and external add-on PCI Express VGA

23 C. Select the display icon identied by the number 2. D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”. E. Right-click the

242.8 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

252.9 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors.

26J _SENSEO UT2_L1M IC_RETP RESENCE#GNDO UT2_RM IC2_RM IC2_LOUT_RETFront Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel a

27 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

28ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power (24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.13 No. 8)20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installati

292.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA (

3Contents1 Introduction ... 51.1 Package Contents ...

30 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATA2 HDDs provide b

31 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the

322.13 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers com

332.14.2 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows

342.15 ASRock XFast 555ASRock’s unique XFast 555 Technology includes three tools that allow users to experience huge performance boosts. There is XFa

352.15.1 ASRock XFast RAMASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included in ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory sp

36XFast RAM SettingsYou may nd the XFast RAM setup page in the left panel of ASRock Extreme Tun-ing utility.First select the desired drive and disk s

37Lastly, select the les that are supposed to go in the virtual drive to speed up the system’s performance. Such as temporary les created by compute

382.15.2 ASRock XFast LANASRock XFast LAN provides several special features for faster internet access. For example, LAN Application Prioritization a

39ASRock XFast LAN UI OverviewThe default status windowRight click for more optionsShow/hide slot activation areaVariance of ping timeTX shaping indic

43 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 443.1 Introduction ...

40 Close Windows Hides the status window. Can also be done by double clicking on the status window. Reopen by right clicking on the XFast LAN ico

41Adding a new application and changing its priorityClick search and choose a new program you wish to add. You can also type in a short description fo

422.15.3 ASRock XFast USBNot only does ASRock XFast USB boost up the performance of USB 2.0 storage devices, but also USB 3.0 devices. Users may expe

43ASRock XFast USB UI OverviewPlug in your USB storage device and XFast USB automatically sets it to Turbo mode!Hide the XFast USB windowClick to safe

44Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on

453.1.2 Navigation KeysPlease check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description

46 H61M-VS3

473.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.CPU CongurationCPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio va

48Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to congure short duration power limit in watts. The default value is [Auto].Primary Plane Current Limit

49DRAM tRPUse this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].DRAM tRASUse this item to change RAS# Active

5Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock H61M-VG3 / H61M-VS3 motherboard, a reli-able motherboard produced under ASRock’s cons

50MRC Fast Boot Use this item to enable or disable MRC Fast Boot. The default is [Enabled].Voltage CongurationDRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM

51Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the congurations for the

523.4.1 CPU CongurationIntel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that sup-ports Hyper-Thre

53 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 s

543.4.2 North Bridge Conguration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority

553.4.3 South Bridge CongurationOnboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the o

563.4.4 Storage CongurationSATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.SATA Mode Selection Use this to sele

573.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start TechnologyIntel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R)

583.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect TechnologyIntel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Technolo

593.4.7 ACPI CongurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will en

61.2 Specications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design (H61M-VG3) - Solid Capacitor for CPU power (H61M-VS3) CPU - Supp

603.4.8 USB CongurationUSB 2.0 ControllerUse this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. Legacy USB SupportUse this option to sele

613.5 ToolOMG(Online Management Guard)Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specied times via

62Network CongurationInternet SettingUse this item to set up the internet connection mode. Conguration options: [DHCP (Auto IP)] and [PPPOE]. UEFI D

633.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the param

643.7 Boot ScreenIn this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

65Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [En-abled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option

663.8 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it

673.9 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, the following message “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” will po

68Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 8 / 8 6

69Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TBThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB).

7 - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) LAN - H61M-VG3 Realtek

8CAUTION!1. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under W

91.3 Unique FeaturesASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune different s