Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3 User Manual

GA-H61M-D2-B3LGA1155 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/ Intel® Pentium® processo

Hardware Installation - 10 -1-4 Installing the MemoryDue to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Chann

- 11 - Hardware Installation1-6 Back Panel ConnectorsPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortUse the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lowe

Hardware Installation - 12 -1-7 Internal ConnectorsRead the following guidelines before connecting external devices:First make sure your devices are

- 13 - Hardware InstallationDEBUG PORTG.QBOFM1312412ATXATX:1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of t

Hardware Installation - 14 -3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin system fan header (SYS_F

- 15 - Hardware Installation6) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, and system status indicator on

Hardware Installation - 16 -7) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) and AC'

- 17 - Hardware InstallationPin No. Denition1 NDCD-2 NSIN3 NSOUT4 NDTR-5 GND6 NDSR-7 NRTS-8 NCTS-9 NRI-10 No Pin9) COMA (Serial Port Header) The C

Hardware Installation - 18 -12) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to

- 19 - Hardware Installation14) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS congurations, date, and time information)

MotherboardGA-H61M-D2-B3Jan. 18, 2011Jan. 18, 2011MotherboardGA-H61M-D2-B3

BIOS Setup - 20 -To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on. To see more advanced B

- 21 - BIOS SetupIf you do not nd the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to •access more advanced option

BIOS Setup - 22 -M.I.T. Current Status  This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters.Advanced Frequency Settings CMOS Setu

- 23 - BIOS SetupAdvanced CPU Core Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award SoftwareAdvanced CPU Core Features: Move Enter: Sel

BIOS Setup - 24 - CPU Multi-Threading (Note)Allows you to determine whether to enable multi-threading technology when using an Intel CPU t

- 25 - BIOS SetupAdvanced Memory Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award SoftwareAdvanced Memory Settings: Move Enter: Select

BIOS Setup - 26 ->>>>> Channel A/B Timing SettingsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award SoftwareChannel A Timing Settings

- 27 - BIOS Setup Command Rate(CMD) Options are: Auto (default), 1~3.>>>>> Channel A/B Misc Timing Control IO Latency Options are

BIOS Setup - 28 - Isochronous Support Determines whether to enable specic streams within the CPU and Chipset. (Default: Enabled) Virtualization Te

- 29 - BIOS Setup IDE Channel 2, 3 Master Extended IDE Drive Congure your SATA devices by using one of the two methods below:Auto Lets the B

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BIOS Setup - 30 - CD/DVD Boot Option Set this item to EFI if you want to install the operating system to a hard drive larger than 2.2 TB. Make sure

- 31 - BIOS Setup2-6 Integrated Peripherals SATA Port0-1 Native Mode (Intel H61 Chipset) Species the operating mode of the integrated SATA control

BIOS Setup - 32 - Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disab

- 33 - BIOS Setup(Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only. PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep

BIOS Setup - 34 - Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chas

- 35 - BIOS Setup Slope PWM Allows you to control the CPU fan speed. This item is congurable only when CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Manual. Opti

BIOS Setup - 36 -Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. You will be requested to

- 37 - BIOS SetupPress <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS S

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- 39 - BIOS Setup

- 4 -Table of ContentsGA-H61M-D2-B3 Motherboard Layout ...5Chapter 1 Hardware

BIOS Setup - 40 -Contact UsGIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bao Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien Dist., New Taipei City 231,TaiwanTEL: +886-2-8912-4

- 5 -GA-H61M-D2-B3 Motherboard LayoutBox Contents GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk Two SATA cables User's Manual

Hardware Installation - 6 -1-1 Installation PrecautionsThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which ca

- 7 - Hardware Installation1-2 ProductSpecicationsCPU Support for Intel ® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processor

Hardware Installation - 8 -Internal Connectors1 x parallel port header 1 x serial port header 1 x power LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1

- 9 - Hardware Installation1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU CoolerInstalling the CPUA. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the