Chapter 1

Product introduction

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® P8H61-M LX R2.0 Series motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and the latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard and adding components, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS P8H61-M LX 2.0 Series motherboard

Cables

2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables

Accessories

1 x I/O shield

Application DVD

ASUS motherboard support DVD

Documentation

User Manual

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

Intel® LGA1155 Intel® Second Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors

This motherboard supports the Intel® second generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors in LGA1155 package with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support 2-channel (2 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. Intel® second generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors are among the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.

Chapter 1: Product introduction

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