Asus P8H61-I LX/RM- User Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 2 – ii; Copyright © 2012 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved.; AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO; Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software; or
• Page 3 – iii; Contents; P8H61-I LX specifications summary; Product introduction; Memory configurations
• Page 4 – iv; BIOS information
• Page 5 – Appendices
• Page 6 – Safety information; Electrical safety; About this guide; How this guide is organized; • Chapter 1: Product introduction
• Page 7 – vii; Conventions used in this guide; ASUS websites; Typography; Bold text; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
• Page 8 – viii; 2-bit operating system may only recognize less
• Page 9 – ix; * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
• Page 11 – Chapter 1: Product introduction; Chapter 1; If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.; Thank you for buying an ASUS; Before you proceed; any motherboard settings.; bag that came with the component.; Onboard LED; P8H61-I LX Onboard LED
• Page 12 – Motherboard overview; motherboard fits into it.; Placement direction; Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.; Place this side towards
• Page 13 – Motherboard layout; LX
• Page 14 – Second Generation processors.; Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.; Installing the CPU; Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.; To prevent damage to the socket pins,; and then move it to the right (B) until it is; Load lever
• Page 15 – then fit the socket alignment keys into
• Page 17 – Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
• Page 18 – you fail to plug this connector.; Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan; Rotate each fastener counterclockwise.
• Page 19 – System memory; Overview; better performance with less power consumption.
• Page 22 – memory configuration.
• Page 23 – Installing a DIMM; a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.; Removing a DIMM; Support the DIMM lightly with your
• Page 24 – Expansion slots; cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.; Installing an expansion card; groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.; cards complying with the PCI Express specifications.
• Page 25 – Jumpers; position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!; Del; > key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter
• Page 26 – Connectors; Rear panel connectors; This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN); LAN port LED indications; LAN port; This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the 4, 6, and
• Page 27 – Internal connectors; audio I/O module cable to this connector.; Front Panel Type; P8H61-I LX Front panel audio connector
• Page 28 – not boot up if the power is inadequate.; push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.; allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.; P8H61-I LX Speaker Out Connector
• Page 29 – black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.; The USB module cable is purchased separately.
• Page 30 – • You must install Windows; SATA Mode; See section; opening at the back of the system chassis.; The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.; P8H61-I LX Digital audio connector
• Page 31 – This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
• Page 32 – Software support; Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; detailed information.; Support DVD information; The following screen is for reference only.; To run the Support DVD; Specials tabs to display their respective menus.; Click an item to install
• Page 33 – Chapter 2: BIOS information; Chapter 2; Updating the BIOS; Updating from the Internet; ASUS Update utility; Installing ASUS Update; Quit all Windows; Managing and updating your BIOS
• Page 34 – ASUS EZ Flash 2; To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:; the utility to avail all its features.; Update BIOS from file; b. Locate the BIOS file from the
• Page 35 – Drive; ASUS BIOS Updater; gets corrupted during the updating process.; not be same as shown.; Before updating BIOS; and save them on the USB flash drive.; Updater to a hard disk drive or USB flash drive in NTFS format.; Booting the system in DOS environment; . Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and select the
• Page 36 – Filename Extension; Backing up the current BIOS; To backup the current BIOS file using the BIOS Updater
• Page 37 – Updating the BIOS file; To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater; The BIOS Updater screen appears as below.; Select the; Load Optimized Defaults; item under the; Exit menu
• Page 38 – BIOS setup program; Entering BIOS Setup at startup; To enter BIOS Setup at startup:; Entering BIOS Setup after POST; To enter BIOS Setup after POST:
• Page 39 – BIOS menu screen; EZ Mode; item in section
• Page 40 – The; Advanced Mode; the BIOS settings. The figure below shows an example of the; Advanced Mode; following sections for the detailed configurations.; To access the EZ Mode, click; Menu bar; The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:; For changing the basic system configuration; Configuration fields
• Page 41 – Main
• Page 42 – Main menu; Allows you to set the system date.; Security; Administrator
• Page 43 – Administrator Password; selected fields in the BIOS setup program.; User Password; Confirm the password when prompted.
• Page 44 – Ai Tweaker menu; values can cause the system to malfunction.; Displays the current DRAM speed.
• Page 45 – DRAM Timing Control; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled]; Enhanced Intel; and; Turbo Mode
• Page 46 – can cause the system to malfunction.; Advanced menu; CPU Configuration; Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.
• Page 47 – Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled]; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
• Page 48 – Not Present; Allows you to set the SATA configuration.; • Due to H61 chipset limitation, AHCI Mode only works on Windows
• Page 49 – USB Configuration; USB Devices; item shows; None
• Page 50 – Enables the High Definition Audio Controller.; HD Audio Controller; Enables the High Definition Audio Controller.; HD Audio Controller
• Page 51 – APM; will become user-configurable with set values.
• Page 52 – Monitor menu; temperatures. Select; if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures.; Ignore; if you do not wish to display the detected speed.; Scroll down to display the following items:
• Page 53 – the maximum duty cycle.; Chassis Q-Fan Control
• Page 54 – The following four items appear only when you set; Chassis Fan Profile; operate at the maximum duty cycle.; voltage regulators. Select; if you do not want to detect this item.
• Page 55 – Boot menu; The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.; Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo 2TM feature.; When this item is set to
• Page 56 – manufacturer had set the add-on device to do so.; installed in the system.; Boot Override; booting from the selected device.
• Page 57 – Tools menu; ASUS EZ Flash Utility; For more details, see section; ASUS SPD Information; This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Setup Profile Status; items show; Not Installed; if no profile is created.; Save to Profile; Load from Profile; Yes
• Page 58 – a confirmation window appears. Select; Discard Changes & Exit; ASUS EZ Mode; the available devices that have a filesystem.
• Page 59 – Federal Communications Commission Statement; to operate this equipment.; IC: Canadian Compliance Statement; Notices
• Page 60 – KC: Korea Warning Statement; This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.; DO NOT; REACH
• Page 61 – ASUS contact information; ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.; Technical Support
• Page 62 – DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY