Asus P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0, P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, P8H61MLX3R20 manual

P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Series

•P8H61-M LX3 R2.0

•P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0

Motherboard

Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS information Appendices Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Typography P8H61-MLX3 R2.0 Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Rear panel ports BIOS features Manageability Accessories Support DVD Page 1.3.1Product highlights Intel® H61 Express Chipset PCI Express® 8-channelhigh definition audio Gigabit LAN solution 100% All High-qualityConductive Polymer Capacitors (P8H61-MLX3 PLUS R2.0 only) 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features AI Suite ASUS Anti-SurgeProtection ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS CrashFree BIOS 1.4Before you proceed Standby Power LED P8H61-MLX3 R2.0 Series Onboard LED 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3Motherboard layout 1.5.4Layout contents 1.6.1Installing the CPU Page Page 1.6.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations DDR3-2250(O.C.) MHz capability DDR3-2200(O.C.) MHz capability DDR3-2133(O.C.) MHz capability DDR3-2000(O.C.) MHz capability DDR3-1866(O.C.) MHz capability DDR3-1600MHz capability DDR3-1333MHz capability DDR3-1066MHz capability 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.4PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot 1.9Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC) P8H61-MLX3 R2.0 Series Clear RTC RAM Del 1.10.1Rear panel connectors 1.10.2Internal connectors 2.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) P8H61-MLX3 R2.0 Series ATX power connectors 3.Intel® H61 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA3G_1~4) P8H61-MLX3 R2.0 Series Intel® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors 4.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 4-pinCHA_FAN) P8H61-MLX3 R2.0 Series Fan connectors 5. USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910) P8H61-MLX3 R2.0 Series USB2.0 connectors 6.System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL) P8H61-MLX3 R2.0 Series System panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin+HDLED) •Power/Soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRBTN) 1.11.1Installing an operating system 1.11.2Support 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 Updating the BIOS file bupdater /pc /g BIOS menu screen EZ Mode 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 Administrator Password Administrator Password Create New Password Enter Current Password User Password User Password 2.4.1Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] 2.4.2ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Enabled] 2.4.3Memory Frequency [Auto] 2.4.4OC Tuner 2.4.5DRAM Timing Control 2.4.6CPU Power Management 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 [Enabled both UEFI and Legacy] 2.7.7PCI ROM Priority [Legacy ROM] 2.7.8Boot Option Priorities 2.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 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 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EC Declaration of Conformity