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ASRock H61DE/S3 Motherboard 1 English Motherboard Layout 1 21.8cm (8.6 in) USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 2 3 4 5 6 Designed in Taipei CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) ATXPWR1 30.5cm (12.0 in) DX10.1 DDR3 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB4 Top: RJ-45 B: USB5 Dual Channel PS2 Keyboard ATX12V1 DVI_CON1 Top: CTR BASS Center: REAR SPK Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT PWR_FAN1 VGA1 HDMI1 Bottom: Optical SPDIF Bottom: MIC IN 7 CHA_FAN2 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 HD_AUDIO1 1 LAN PHY CHA_FAN3 8 H61DE/S3 PCIE1 RoHS CMOS Battery PCI Express 2.0 ErP/EuP Ready 1 HDMI_SPDIF_1 PCIE2 AUDIO CODEC Intel H61 PCI1 1 USB8_9 32Mb BIOS 9 CLRCMOS1 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 PCIE3 SATA2_0 USB6_7 SATA2_2 SATA3_1 Super I/O 25 1 1 PCI2 COM1 SATA2_1 CHA_FAN1 SATA2_3 SATA3_2 PLED PWRBTN IR1 SPEAKER1 1 HDLED RESET 1 1 PANEL1 16 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1155-Pin CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 32Mb SPI Flash Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) Intel H61 Chipset SATA2 Connector (SATA2_0, Blue) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2, White) System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1, Blue) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) Infrared Module Header (IR1) COM Port Header (COM1) PCI Slots (PCI1-2) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, White) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) English 2 ASRock H61DE/S3 Motherboard I/O Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 14 1 2 *3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 13 12 ** 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) VGA/D-Sub Port LAN RJ-45 Port Central / Bass (Orange) Rear Speaker (Black) Optical SPDIF Out Port Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA/HDMI Port VGA/DVI-D Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Status SPEED LED Description ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Off No Link Blinking Data Activity On Link Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port ** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker (No. 8) (No. 5) 2 4 6 8 V V V V -V V V Central / Bass (No. 4) --V V Line In or Side Speaker (No. 7) ---V To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. ASRock H61DE/S3 Motherboard 3 English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61DE/S3 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock H61DE/S3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock H61DE/S3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H61DE/S3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the "User Manual" in our support CD for details. English 4 ASRock H61DE/S3 Motherboard 1.2 Platform CPU Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm - All Solid Capacitor design - Supports 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - 4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Intel® H61 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 3) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots - 2 x PCI slots - Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000 - Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 - Max. shared memory 1759MB (see CAUTION 4) - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI (see CAUTION 5) - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 6) - Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1.4a - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports - 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Atheros® AR8151 - Supports Wake-On-LAN Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN 5 ASRock H61DE/S3 Motherboard English Rear Panel I/O SATA3 Connector I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 32Mb AMI BIOS - AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial) - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 8) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 11) - SmartView (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 13) ASRock H61DE/S3 Motherboard BIOS Feature Support CD English 6 Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 15) - Good Night LED - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 16) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. ASRock H61DE/S3 Motherboard 7 English CAUTION! 1. 2. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 42 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest information. You can choose to use two of the four monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time. Besides, with the DVI-to-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the same features as HDMIport. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows® ...