ASRock H61M-VS3 manual Contents

	Contents
1 Introduction		5
1.1	Package Contents	5
1.2	Specifications	6
1.3	Unique Features	9
1.4	Motherboard Layout (H61M-VG3 / H61M-VS3)	13
1.5	I/O Panel (H61M-VG3)	14
1.6	I/O Panel (H61M-VS3)	15
2 Installation		16
2.1	Screw Holes	16
2.2	Pre-installation Precautions	16
2.3	CPU Installation	17
2.4	Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan	19
2.5	Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)	20
2.6	Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)	21
2.7	Multi Monitor Feature	22
2.8	Jumpers Setup	24
2.9	Onboard Headers and Connectors	25
2.10	Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks
	Installation	29
2.11 Hot Plug Function for SATA / SATA2 HDDs		29
2.12	SATA / SATA2 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation
	Guide	30
2.13	Driver Installation Guide	32

2.14Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions . 32

2.14.1Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions 32

2.14.2Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions. 33

2.15 ASRock XFast 555	34
2.15.1 ASRock XFast RAM	35
2.15.2 ASRock XFast LAN	38
2.15.3 ASRock XFast USB	42

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