ECS H61H2-M8 User Manual

Summary of H61H2-M8

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    H61h2-m8 user manual preface copyright this publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the a...

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    Ii h61h2-m8 user manual declaration of conformity this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing conditions: • this device may not cause harmful interference. • this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undes...

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    Iii h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 2 9 installing the motherboard 9 safety precautions.............................................................................9 installing the motherboard in a chassis......................................9 checking jumper settings.....................................

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    Iv h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 4 55 using the motherboard software 55 auto-installing under windows xp/7/8......................................55 running setup.............................................. ...... .....................55 manual installation.............................................

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    1 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 1 chapter 1 introducing the motherboard introduction thank you for choosing the h61h2-m8 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the lga1155 socket for latest intel ® core tm family/pentium ® /celeron ® pro...

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    Chapter 1 2 h61h2-m8 user manual cpu specifications • intel ® h61 chipset chipset • dual-channel ddr3 memory architecture • 2 x 240-pin ddr3 dimm sockets support up to 16 gb • supports ddr3 1600 * /1333/1066 mhz ddr3 sdram memory • 1 x pci express x16 slot • 1 x pci express x1 slot • supported by in...

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    3 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 1 • 1 x 24-pin atx power supply connector • 1 x 4-pin 12v power connector • 1 x 4-pin cpu_fan connector • 1 x 4-pin sys_fan connector internal i/o connectors & headers system bios form factor • micro atx size, 225mm x 170mm ap support • supports eblu/edlu/esf (warning:...

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    Chapter 1 4 h61h2-m8 user manual motherboard components.

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    5 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 1 table of motherboard components label components 2. Atx12v 4-pin +12v power connector 3. Cpu_fan 4-pin cpu cooling fan connector 4. Ddr3_1~2 240-pin ddr3 module slots 5. Atx_power standard 24-pin atx power connector 6. Sys_fan 4-pin system cooling fan connector 7. Sp...

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    Chapter 1 6 h61h2-m8 user manual i/o ports or.

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    7 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 1 1. Ps/2 mouse (green) use the upper ps/2 port to connect a ps/2 mouse. 2. Ps/2 keyboard (purple) use the lower ps/2 port to connect a ps/2 keyboard. 3. Dvi port (optional) y ou can connect the display device to the dvi port. 4. Vga port connect your monitor to the vg...

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    Chapter 2 9 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 2 installing the motherboard 2-1. Safety precautions 2-2. Installing the motherboard in a chassis this motherboard carries an matx form factor of 225 x 170 mm. Choose a chassis that accommodates this form factor. Make sure that the i/o template in the chassis...

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    Chapter 2 10 h61h2-m8 user manual the following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. 2-3. Checking jumper settings to avoid the system instability after clearing cmos, we recommend users to enter the main bios setting page to “load default settings” and then ...

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    Chapter 2 11 h61h2-m8 user manual 2-4. Installing hardware • this motherboard has an lga1155 socket. • when choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quan...

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    Chapter 2 12 h61h2-m8 user manual d. Rotate the load plate onto the package ihs (intergraded heat spreader). Engage the load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate. Secure the load lever with the hook under retention tab. Then the cover will flick automatically. Please save and replac...

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    Chapter 2 13 h61h2-m8 user manual a. Apply some thermal grease onto the contacted area between the heatsink and the cpu, and make it to be a thin layer. B. Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the cpu socket on the motherboard. And make sure the cpu fan is plugged to the cpu fan connector. C....

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    Chapter 2 14 h61h2-m8 user manual 2-4-3. Installing memory modules • this motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin ddr3 1600 * /1333/1066. • do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle the m...

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    Chapter 2 15 h61h2-m8 user manual 2-4-4. Installing add-on cards the slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you...

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    Chapter 2 16 h61h2-m8 user manual install the vga card in the pciex16 slot 1 remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the...

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    Chapter 2 17 h61h2-m8 user manual 2-4-5. Connecting optional devices refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: no. Components no. Components 1 sata1~4 5 f_audio 2 f_usb1~2 6 ldc 3 lpt 7 usb3f 4 com —— —— sata1~4 connectors are used to support the serial...

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    Chapter 2 18 h61h2-m8 user manual the motherboard has two usb 2.0 headers supporting four usb 2.0 ports. Addition- ally, some computer cases have usb 2.0 ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary usb 2.0 connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboa...

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    Chapter 2 19 h61h2-m8 user manual 4. Com: onboard serial port header connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a serial port to your system. The front panel audio header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented mi- crophone and line-out ports for easier access. This he...

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    Chapter 2 20 h61h2-m8 user manual if you use ac ’ 9 7 front panel, please don ’ t t ick off “ using front jack detect ” . If you use hd audio front panel, please t ick off the option of “ using front jack detect ”. * for reference only if you use ac ’ 97 front panel, please t ick off the option of “...

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    Chapter 2 21 h61h2-m8 user manual 6. Ldc: debug card header please make sure that the usb cable has the same pin assignment as indi- cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang- up. This motherboard implements one usb 3.0 header supporting 2 extra front usb 3.0 ports, whi...

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    Chapter 2 22 h61h2-m8 user manual 2-4-6. Installing a sata hard drive this section describes how to install a sata hard drive. About sata connectors your motherboard features four sata connectors supporting a total of four drives. Sata refers to serial ata (advanced technology attachment) is the sta...

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    Chapter 2 23 h61h2-m8 user manual after you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 2-4-7. Connecting case components no. Components no. Components 1 atx12v 4 sys_fan 2 cpu_fan 5 spk 3 atx_power 6 f_panel.

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    Chapter 2 24 h61h2-m8 user manual connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to atx12v. Connect the standard power supply connector to atx_power. 1 & 3. Atx12v (atx 12v power connector) & atx_power (atx 24-pin power connector) connect the cpu cooling fan cable to cpu_fan. Connect the system c...

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    Chapter 2 25 h61h2-m8 user manual the atx 24-pin connector allows you to connect to atx v2.X power supply. With atx v2.X power supply, users please note that when installing 24-pin power cable, the latches of power cable and the atx match perfectly. Connecting 24-pin power cable 24-pin power cable t...

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    Chapter 2 26 h61h2-m8 user manual connect the case speaker cable to spk. 5. Spk: speaker header.

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    Chapter 2 27 h61h2-m8 user manual 6. F_panel: front panel header the front panel header (f_panel) provides a standard set of switch and led headers commonly found on atx or micro atx cases. Refer to the table below for information: hard drive activity led connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mou...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 29 chapter 3 about the setup utility the computer uses the latest “american megatrends inc.” bios with support for windows plug and play. The cmos chip on the motherboard contains the rom setup instructions for configuring the motherboard bios. The bios (basic input and output s...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 30 chapter 3 press the delete key to access bios setup utility. Using bios when you start the setup utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of the setup utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 31 chapter 3 the default bios setting for this motherboard apply for most conditions with optimum performance. We do not suggest users change the default values in the bios setup and take no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the bios settings. In this manual, defau...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 32 chapter 3 system date & time the date and time items show the current date and time on the computer. If you are running a windows os, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the windows date and time properties utility. System language (english) thi...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 33 chapter 3 the advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the cpu and other system. Advanced menu lan configuration the item in the menu shows the lan-related information that the bios automatically detects. Onboard lan controller (enabled) use this item to enabl...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 34 chapter 3 pc health status on motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: smart fan function cpu/system smart fan control (e...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 35 chapter 3 system component characteristics these items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as cpu fan speed, cpu & dimm voltage... Etc. Press to return to the advanced menu page. Smart fan mode (normal) this item allows you to select the...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 36 chapter 3 acpi setting the item in the menu shows the highest acpi sleep state when the system enters suspend. Acpi sleep state (s3(suspend to ram)) this item allows user to enter the acpi s3 (suspend to ram) sleep state (default). Press to return to the advanced menu page. C...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 37 chapter 3 intel(r) core(tm) i3-3250 cpu @ 3.50ghz this is display-only field and diaplays the information of the cpu installed in your computer. 64-bit (supported) this item shows the computer supports emt64. Processor speed (3500mhz) this item shows the current processor spe...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 38 chapter 3 sata configuration use this item to show the mode of serial sata configuration options. Sata mode (ide mode) use this item to select sata mode. Sata port 1~4 (not present) this motherboard supports four sata channel and each channel allows one sata device to be inst...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 39 chapter 3 usb configuration scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: all usb devices (enabled) use this item to enable or disable all usb devices. Legacy usb support (enabled) use this item to enable or disable support for legacy usb devices. Setting to aud...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 40 chapter 3 super io configuration use this item to show the information of the super io configuration. Super io chip (it8728) this item shows the information of the super io chip. Serial port 0 configuration scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: press to ...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 41 chapter 3 parallel port configuration scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: parallel port (enabled) this item allows you to enable or disable parallel port. Device settings (io=378h; irq=5) this item shows the information of the device settings. Change s...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 42 chapter 3 isct configuration (enabled) use this item to enable/disable isct configuration. Intel(r) smart connect technology use this item to show the information of intel(r) smart connect technology. Main advanced chipset m.I.B iii boot security exit +/- : change opt. Enter/...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 43 chapter 3 eup function (enabled) this item allows user to enable or disable eup function. Resume by ps2 ms (s3) (disabled) this item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Power management setup this page sets up some para...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 44 chapter 3 igd multi-monitor (disabled) this item enables or disables igd (internal graphics device) multi-monitor. System agent configuration scroll to this item and press and view the following screen: igd memory (64m) this item shows the information of the igd(internal grap...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 45 chapter 3 press to return to the chipset menu page. Restore ac power loss (power off) this item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status. Audio configuration this item shows the information of the audio configuration. Azalia hd audio (e...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 46 chapter 3 me configuration scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: me fw version (8.1.30.1350) this item shows the me fw version. Press to return to the chipset menu page. Me subsystem help main advanced chipset m.I.B iii boot security exit +/- : change op...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 47 chapter 3 cpu overclocking configuration scroll to this item to view the following screen: cpu ratio (35) this item allows users to control non turbo cpu ratio. Cpu frequency (100.00) this item shows the information of the cpu frequency. Main advanced chipset m.I.B iii boot s...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 48 chapter 3 enhanced intel speedstep technology (enabled) this item allows users to enable or disable the eist(enhanced intel speedstep tech- nology). Graphics voltage(1/256) (0) this item allows you to adjust the internal gfx voltage. Graphics core ratio limit (21) this item a...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 49 chapter 3 chipset overclocking configuration scroll to this item to view the following screen: row precharge time (trp) (11) this item specifies row precharge to active or auto-refresh of the same bank. Cas latency (tcl) (11) this item determines the operation of ddr sdram me...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 50 chapter 3 b.O.M.P technology (enabled) this item allows users to enable or disable b.O.M.P technology. This function can run safe setting to setup menu when system boot fail 3 times. Spread spectrum (enabled) if you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the emi ...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 51 chapter 3 this page enables you to set the keyboard numlock state. Boot menu main advanced chipset m.I.B iii boot security exit +/- : change opt. Enter/dbl click : select : select screen /click: select item f1: general help f2: previous values windows 7 or other os: boot poli...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 52 chapter 3 this page enables you to set setup administrator password and user password. Security menu administrator password status (not install) this item shows administrator password installed or not. User password status (not install) this item shows user password installed...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 53 chapter 3 boot override use this item to select the boot device. This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes. Exit menu save changes and reset this item enables you to save the changes that you have made and resit. Discard changes and...

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    H61h2-m8 user manual 54 chapter 3 updating the bios you can download and install updated bios for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s web site. New bios provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new bios as follows: this concludes chap...

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    55 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 4 chapter 4 using the motherboard software the auto-install dvd-rom makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software. The support software dvd-rom disc loads automatically under windows xp/7/8. When you insert the dvd-rom disc in the dvd-rom drive, the auto-r...

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    56 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 4 2. Click next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 4. Click next to run the installation wizard. An item installatio...

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    57 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 4 if the auto-install dvd-rom does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager for your os (for example, windows explorer). Look for the chipset and motherboard model, and then browse to the directory and path to begin installing th...

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    58 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 4 eblu ecs eblu utility makes bios update faster and easier. Eblu will list the latest bios with a default check-mark. Click”install” button to install. Edlu ecs edlu utility makes updating drivers fast and easy. Edlu saves time and hassle by listing all the latest dr...

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    59 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 5 chapter 5 trouble shooting start up problems during assembly after assembling the pc for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty, this chapter may help to address some of the common que...

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    60 h61h2-m8 user manual chapter 5 your computer, like any electrical appliance, requires proper care and maintenance. Here are some basic pc care tips to help prolong the life of the motherboard and keep it running as best as it can. 1. Keep your computer in a well ventilated area. Leave some space ...

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