ASROCK H61M-HG4 User manual

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H61M-PS4 /
H61M-HG4 /
H61M-VG4 /
H61M-VS4
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published May 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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lowing two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic
substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations
passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali-
fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”
ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

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Contents
1 Introduction ........................................................ 5
1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5
1.2 Specications................................................................. 6
1.3 Unique Features ............................................................ 10
1.4 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 14
1.5 I/O Panel ....................................................................... 15
2 Installation .......................................................... 17
2.1 Screw Holes................................................................... 17
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 17
2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 18
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 20
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 21
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)................................. 22
2.7 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 23
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 24
2.9 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 29
2.10 Installing Windows®8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /
VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions . 29
2.10.1 Installing Windows®XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions............................................................ 29
2.10.2 Installing Windows®8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit /
VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions. 30
2.11 ASRock XFast 555 ..................................................... 31
2.11.1 ASRock XFast RAM ........................................... 32
2.11.2 ASRock XFast LAN ............................................ 35
2.11.3 ASRock XFast USB............................................ 39

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3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY.......................................... 41
3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 41
3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 41
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 42
3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 42
3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 44
3.4 Advanced Screen........................................................... 48
3.4.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 49
3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration................................... 51
3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration.................................. 52
3.4.4 Storage Conguration .......................................... 53
3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology ........................... 54
3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology ..................... 55
3.4.7 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 56
3.4.8 ACPI Conguration............................................... 57
3.4.9 USB Conguration ............................................... 58
3.5 Tool ................................................................................ 59
3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 61
3.7 Boot Screen ................................................................... 62
3.8 Security Screen ............................................................. 64
3.9 Exit Screen .................................................................... 65
4 Software Support ............................................... 66
4.1 Install Operating System................................................ 66
4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 66
4.2.1 Running Support CD............................................ 66
4.2.2 Drivers Menu........................................................ 66
4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 66
4.2.4 Contact Information.............................................. 66

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-
VS4 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently
stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design con-
forming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-
by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the conguration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-
tice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may nd
the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for specic information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-VS4 Motherboard
(Micro ATX Form Factor)
ASRock H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-VS4 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-VS4 Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You...
To get better performance in Windows®8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /
VistaTM 64-bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con-
guration to AHCI mode.

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1.2 Specications
Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor
- All Solid Capacitor design
(H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4)
- Solid Capacitor for CPU power (H61M-VS4)
CPU - Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel®CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 /
Xeon®/ Pentium®/ Celeron®in LGA1155 Package
- Supports Intel®Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports K-Series unlocked CPU
Chipset - Intel®H61
- Supports Intel®Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect
Technology
Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered
memory (DDR3 1600 with Intel®Ivy Bridge CPU, DDR3
1333 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 1)
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 with
Intel®Ivy Bridge CPU
Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)
* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel®Ivy Bridge CPU. With
Intel®Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
Graphics * Intel®HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
be supported only with processors which are GPU
integrated.
- Supports Intel®HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel®Quick
Sync Video 2.0, Intel®InTruTM 3D, Intel®Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel®InsiderTM, Intel®HD Graphics 2500/4000
with Intel®Ivy Bridge CPU
- Supports Intel®HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel®Quick
Sync Video, Intel®InTruTM 3D, Intel®Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel®HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel®Advanced
Vector Extensions (AVX) with Intel®Sandy Bridge CPU
- Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel®Ivy Bridge CPU.
Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel®Sandy Bridge
CPU.
- Max. shared memory 1760MB with Intel®Ivy Bridge CPU.
Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel®Sandy Bridge

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CPU.
- Dual VGA Output: support HDMI and D-Sub ports by
independent display controllers (H61M-HG4)
- Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to
1920x1200 @ 60Hz (H61M-HG4)
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @
75Hz (H61M-PS4 / H61M-VG4 / H61M-VS4)
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI
monitor is required) (H61M-HG4)
- Supports HDCP function with HDMI port (H61M-HG4)
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI
port (H61M-HG4)
Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
LAN H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111E
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports LAN Cable Detection
- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE
H61M-VS4
- Realtek PCIE x1 LAN 8105E
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1 (H61M-PS4)
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP support) (H61M-PS4)
- 1 x D-Sub Port
- 1 x HDMI Port (H61M-HG4)
- 4 x USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone
Storage - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug functions
Connector - 1 x IR header
- 1 x Power LED header

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- 1 x Chassis Intrusion header
- 1 x LPC/TPM header
- 1 x CPU Fan connectors (4-pin)
- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)
- 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
- 1 x 4 pin 12V power connector
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 1 x SPDIF Out connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
BIOS Feature - 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome
Browser and Toolbar
Hardware - CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing
Monitor - CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by
CPU Temperature)
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- CASE OPEN detection
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS - Microsoft® Windows®8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /
VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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CAUTION!
1. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size
may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage
under Windows®8 / 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows®OS with 64-
bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast
RAM to utilize the memory that Windows®cannot use.
WARNING
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking,
including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking
Technology, or using third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may
affect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to the components
and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and
expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by
overclocking.

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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to
ne-tune different system functions in a user-friendly interface,
which includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control and XFast RAM.
In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your sys-
tem. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed and temperature for
you to adjust. In XFast RAM, it fully utilizes the memory space
that cannot be used under Windows®OS 32-bit CPU.
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few
seconds, provides a much more efcient way to save energy,
time, money, and improves system running speed for your sys-
tem. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally
enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows®
to shorten boot up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specic timing
during the shutdown and startup process, Instant Boot allows
you to enter your Windows®desktop in a few seconds.
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash
ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update
system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS-
DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the <F6> key
during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup
menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and
save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or
hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks
without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other compli-
cated ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or
hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.

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ASRock APP Charger
If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your
Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has
prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger.
Simply install the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone
charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40% faster
than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge
many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continu-
ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1),
Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5).
With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the mar-
velous charging experience.
ASRock XFast USB
ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor-
mance. The performance may depend on the properties of the
device.
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which
includes the benefits listed below. LAN Application Prioritiza-
tion: You can congure your application’s priority ideally and/or
add new programs. Lower Latency in Game: After setting online
game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trafc
Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download si-
multaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status
window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are
transferring currently.
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into AS-
Rock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory
space that cannot be used under Windows®OS 32-bit CPU.
ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously
visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. And it
also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. An-
other advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the
frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend
their lifespan.

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ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS
without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS up-
date process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish
the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note
that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your
USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict
internet access at specied times via OMG. You may schedule
the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other
users. In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest
accounts without permission to modify the system time are re-
quired.
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware
updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-
detect the latest UEFI from our servers and ash them without
entering Windows®OS. Please note that you must be running
on a DHCP congured computer in order to enable this function.
ASRockDehumidierFunction
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by
enabling “Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier
Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidi-
fy the system after entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Fast Boot
With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less
than 1.5 seconds to logon to Windows®8 from a cold boot. No
more waiting! The speedy boot will completely change your user
experience and behavior.

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ASRock Restart to UEFI
Windows®8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. The light-
ning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. AS-
Rock Restart to UEFI technology is designed for those requiring
frequent UEFI access. It allows users to easily enter the UEFI
automatically when turning on the PC next time. Just simply
enable this function; the PC will be assured to access the UEFI
directly in the very beginning.
ASRock Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) provides the exible option to
adopt three different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA
1155 and LGA 1156. Please be noticed that not all the 775 and
1156 CPU Fan can be used.
ASRock Good Night LED
ASRock Good Night LED technology can offer you a better en-
vironment by extinguishing the unessential LED. By enabling
Good Night LED in BIOS, the Power / HDD / LAN LED will be
switched off when system is on. Not only this, Good night LED
will automatically switch off Power and Keyboard LED when the
system enters into Standby / Hibernation mode as well.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 10 Power LED Header (PLED1)
2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 11 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 12 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 13 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
5 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 15 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
6 SATA2 Connector (SATA_1) 16 LPC / TPM Header (LPC/TPM1)
7 SATA2 Connector (SATA_0) 17 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
8 SATA2 Connector (SATA_3) 18 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
9 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2) 19 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT1)
* The parallel port (LPT1) and serial port (COM1) on the I/O panel are for H61M-PS4 only.
* The HDMI port (HDMI1) on the I/O panel is for H61M-HG4 only.
DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
Intel
H61
PCIE1
AUDIO
CODEC
ATX12V1
1
USB6_7
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
CLRCMOS1
1
PLED1
1
1
CPU_FAN1
1
HD_AUDIO1
1
USB4_5
CMOS
BATTERY
PCIE2
LAN
CI1
1
XFast RAM
XFast USB
XFast LAN
RoHS
ATXPWR1
32Mb
BIOS
SATA_ 2 SATA_ 0
SATA_ 3 SATA_ 1
SPDIF_OUT1
1
IR1
1
LPC/TPM1
1
Super
I/O
CHA_FAN1
PS2
Keyboard
PS2
Mouse
Top:
LINE I N
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
MIC IN
Top:
RJ-45
USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
PARALLEL PORT*
COM1* VGA1
123
4
5
6
7
89
10
11
12
14 13
15
16
17
18
19
HDMI1*

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1.4 I/O Panel
1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
2 Parallel Port (LPT1) 8 HDMI Port (HDMI1)
3 LAN RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 D-Sub Port (VGA1)
5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 Serial Port (COM1)
6 Microphone (Pink) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
* The parallel port (LPT1) and serial port (COM1) on the I/O panel are for H61M-PS4 only.
* The HDMI port (HDMI1) on the I/O panel is for H61M-HG4 only.
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10
12*
4
3
5
11*12 9 7
8*
There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED
indications.
LAN Port LED Indications
Activity/Link LED SPEED LED
Status Description Status Description
Off No Link H61M-PS4 / H61M-HG4 / H61M-VG4:
Blinking Data Activity Off 10Mbps connection
On Link Orange 100Mbps connection
Green 1Gbps connection
H61M-VS4:
Off 10Mbps connection
On 100Mbps connection
ACT/LINK
LED
SPEED
LED
LAN Port

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To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming.
For Windows®XP:
After restarting your computer, you will nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer
ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH” or
“4CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker
and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio. Then
reboot your system.
For Windows®8 / 7 / VistaTM:
After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the
system tray. Set “Speaker Conguration” to “Quadraphonic” or “Stereo”. Click “Device
advanced settings”, choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio
streams simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system.

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Chapter 2: Installation
This is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the
motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and
damages to motherboard components.
2.1 Screw Holes
Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the
chassis.
Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also
remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object
before you handle components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or
in the bag that comes with the component.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is
switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,
and/or components.

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2.3 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, please check if the
CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not
force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Other-
wise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.
Step 1. Open the socket:
Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing
down and out on the hook to clear
retention tab.
Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-
sition at approximately 135 degrees.
Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-
sition at approximately 100 degrees.
Step 2. Remove PnP Cap:
Step 2-1. Attach your index nger to the upper
edge of the PnP Cap.
Step 2-2. Use your thumb to remove PnP Cap
(Pick and Place Cap) from the CPU
socket by lifting the cap tab.
1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking
off the PnP cap.
2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after
service.
1155-Pin Socket Overview
Contact Array Socket Body
Load Lever
Load Plate
A
B

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Pin1
alignment key
alignment key
Pin1
1155-Pin CPU
1155-Pin Socket
Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:
Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is
marked with black line.
Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated
Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the
two orientation key notches.
For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key
notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.
Step 3-3. Carefully place the CPU into the
socket by using a purely vertical mo-
tion.
Step 3-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock-
et and properly mated to the orient
keys.
Step 4. Close the socket:
Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.
Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load
plate, engage the load lever.
Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab
under retention tab of load lever.
orientation key notch
orientation key notch
black line
Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler
Option (C.C.O.), which provides the exible option to adopt three dif-
ferent CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.
The white throughholes are for Socket LGA
1155/1156 CPU fan.

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2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin
CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155-
Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray
thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis-
sipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good
contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector
(CPU_FAN1, see page 14, No. 2).
For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your
CPU fan and heatsink.
Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155-Pin CPU.
Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of
IHS on the socket surface.
Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure
fan cables are oriented on side closest to the
CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_
FAN1, see page 14, No. 2).
Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard through-
holes.
Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press
down on fastener caps with thumb to install
and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.
If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the
heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.
Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.
Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with
fan operation or contact other components.
Apply Thermal
Interface Material
Fan cables on side
closest to MB header
Fastener slots
pointing straight out
Press Down
(4 Places)