ASROCK H61M/U3S3 User Manual Page 1

1H61M/U3S3User ManualVersion 1.0Published February 2011Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

109. To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail-able at Wii. ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming opera

1115. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu-ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system. Ac

121.3 Motherboard Layout 1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 2 1155-Pin CPU Socket 16 SATA2 Connector

131.4 I/O Panel * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

14Chapter 2: Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 8.6", 24.4 x 21.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, stu

152.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket,

16Pin1alignment key alignment key Pin11155-Pin CPU1155-Pin SocketStep 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is marke

172.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPU. Please adopt the typ

182.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memo

192.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slot and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used

2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

20HDMI port2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the bene ts of dua

21Surround Display FeatureThis motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI) and externa

22 For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings”

23* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://ww

242.9 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is pl

252.10 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placi

26J_SENSEOUT2_L1MIC_RETPRESENCE#GNDOUT2_RMIC2_RMIC2_LOUT_RETFront Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio ca

27 Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the

28 Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the

292.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) /

3Contents1 Introduction ... 51.1 Package Contents ...

302.13 Hot Plug Function for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA / SATAII in AHCI mode. Intel® H61 chipset provid

31 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATAII / S

32 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to pro

332.16 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi rst. Then, the drivers co

342.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vist

35Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to confi gure your system. The UEFI chip on the

363.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description

373.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.Load GPU EZ OC Setting Use this item to load GPU EZ overclocki

38Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode. DRAM Timing ControlDRAM FrequencyIf [Auto] is selected, the motherboard

39Memory Power Down ModeUse this item to adjust DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Auto], [Slow] and [Fast]. The default value is [Auto]. OD

43 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 353.1 Introduction ...

40Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the confi gurations for the

413.4.1 CPU ConfigurationIntel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that suppor

42CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.Intel Virtualiza

433.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB]. VT-d Use this to enable

44DVMT Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item. Configuration options: [128MB], [256MB] and [Maximum]. The option [Maxim

453.4.3 South Bridge ConfigurationRestore on AC/Power LossThis allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] i

463.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Mode This item is used for SATA2 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Confi gu-ration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mod

473.4.5 Super IO ConfigurationSerial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set t

483.4.6 ACPI ConfigurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enab

493.4.7 USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 ControllerUse this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.USB 3.0 ControllerUse this item to enable

5Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock H61M/U3S3 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent

503.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the param

51Setup Prompt TimeoutThis shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indefi nite waiting.Bootup Num-LockIf this

523.7 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.

533.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save confi guration changes and exit setup?”

54Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vi

55Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TBThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB).

61.2 Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality

7 Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 4 x Ready

8 - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 10) - SmartView (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 12) - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP

9CAUTION!1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 41.2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Bef