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Contents

Page Page Chapter Product introduction BIOS information Appendices Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Typography P8H61-MLX2 R2.0 specifications summary Chipset Memory Graphics Expansion slots Rear panel ports BIOS features Manageability Accessories Support DVD 1.1Before you proceed Standby Power LED 1.2.1Placement direction 1.2.2Screw holes 1.2.3Motherboard layout 1.2.4Layout contents 1.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 1.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1.4.1Overview 1.4.2Memory configurations DDR3-1333MHz capability Page DDR3-1600MHz capability Page DDR3-1866MHz capability DDR3-2133MHz capability DDR3-2200MHz capability DDR3-2250MHz capability DDR3-2400MHz capability 1.4.3Installing a DIMM 1.4.4Removing a DIMM 1.5.1Installing an expansion card 1.5.2Configuring an expansion card 1.5.3PCI slot 1.5.4PCI Express x1 slot 1.5.5PCI Express x16 slot 1.6Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC) Del 1.7.1Rear panel connectors 1.7.2Internal connectors 2.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 3.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 4.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN) 5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB78, USB910) 6.Intel® H61 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA3G_1~4) 7.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 8.System panel connector (10-1pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin+HDLED) •Power/Soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRBTN) •Reset button (2-pinRESET) 10.TPM connector (20-1pin TPM) 1.8.1Installing an operating system 1.8.2Support DVD information Page 2.1.1ASUS Update utility 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2.1.4ASUS BIOS Updater Backing up the current BIOS bupdater /o[filename] Updating the BIOS file bupdater /pc /g 2.2BIOS setup program Entering BIOS Setup at startup Entering BIOS Setup after POST <Ctrl <Alt BIOS menu screen Advanced Mode Menu bar Menu items Main Back button Submenu items Pop-upwindow 2.3.1System Language [English] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.4Security User Password User Password Not Installed Installed 2.4.1ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Enabled] 2.4.2Memory Frequency [Auto] 2.4.3OC Tuner 2.4.4DRAM Timing Control 2.4.5CPU Power Management 2.5Advanced menu 2.5.1CPU Configuration Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] CPU Power Management Configuration 2.5.2PCH Configuration 2.5.3SATA Configuration 2.5.4System Agent Configuration 2.5.5USB Configuration 2.5.6Onboard Devices Configuration 2.5.7APM 2.5.8Network Stack 2.6.2CPU / Chassis Fan Speed [xxxx RPM] or [Ignore] / [N/A] 2.6.3CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 2.6.4CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled] 2.6.5Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] 2.6.6Anti Surge Support [Enabled] 2.7.1Bootup NumLock State [On] 2.7.2Full Screen Logo [Enabled] 2.7.3Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] 2.7.4Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] 2.7.5Setup Mode [EZ Mode] 2.7.6UEFI/Legacy Boot [Enable both UEFI and Legacy] 2.7.7PCI ROM Priority 2.7.8Boot Option Priorities 2.8.1ASUS EZ Flash Utility 2.8.2ASUS SPD Information 2.8.3ASUS O.C. Profile 2.9Exit menu Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode Federal Communications Commission Statement IC: Canadian Compliance Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement VCCI Class B Statement KC: Korea Warning Statement REACH ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EC Declaration of Conformity