Contents

Safety information.......................................................................................

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About this guide..........................................................................................

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P8H61-I R2.0 specifications summary.....................................................

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Chapter 1Product introduction

 

1.1

Before you proceed......................................................................

1-1

1.2

Motherboard overview.................................................................

1-2

 

1.2.1

Placement direction.........................................................

1-2

 

1.2.2

Screw holes.....................................................................

1-2

 

1.2.3

Motherboard layout..........................................................

1-3

 

1.2.4

Layout contents...............................................................

1-3

1.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................................

1-4

1.4

System memory............................................................................

1-4

 

1.4.1

Overview..........................................................................

1-4

 

1.4.2

Memory configurations....................................................

1-5

1.5

Expansion slots..........................................................................

1-13

 

1.5.1

Installing an expansion card..........................................

1-13

 

1.5.2

Configuring an expansion card......................................

1-13

 

1.5.3

PCI Express x16 slot.....................................................

1-13

1.6

Jumpers

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1-14

1.7

Connectors..................................................................................

1-15

 

1.7.1

Rear panel connectors..................................................

1-15

 

1.7.2

Internal connectors........................................................

1-17

1.8

Software support........................................................................

1-22

 

1.8.1

Installing an operating system.......................................

1-22

 

1.8.2

Support DVD information...............................................

1-22

Chapter 2

BIOS information

 

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS.............................................

2-1

 

2.1.1

ASUS Update utility.........................................................

2-1

 

2.1.2

ASUS EZ Flash 2............................................................

2-2

 

2.1.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.......................................

2-3

 

2.1.4

ASUS BIOS Updater.......................................................

2-4

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