ASROCK H61M-U3S3 User manual

Detail Specification
Product Brief
CPU
Memory
Expansion Slot
Graphics
Audio
LAN
Rear Panel I/O
Connector
SATA3
USB 3.0
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Accessories
Hardware Monitor
OS
Certifications
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Chipset
Platform
- ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time),
100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive
Polymer Capacitors
- Supports Intel®K-Series unlocked CPU
- Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333
- Supports Intel®HD Graphics 2000/3000
- Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D
and HDMI
- 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x SATA3
- Supports XFast USB, AXTU, UEFI, Instant Boot,
Instant Flash, APP Charger, SmartView
- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
- 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
Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
- Supports 2nd Generation Intel®CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package
- Supports Intel®Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports Intel®K-Series unlocked CPU
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
- Intel®H61
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports Intel®HD Graphics 2000/3000
- Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1
- Max. shared memory 1759MB
- Three VGAOutput options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to
1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR
(High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is
required)
- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with
DVI and HDMI ports
- 5.1 CH HD Audio (RealtekALC662 Audio Codec)
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Atheros®AR8151
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
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-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jack:Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMediaASM1061, support NCQ,
AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports by ASMediaASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0
up to 5Gb/s
- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot
Plug functions
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x Print Port header
- 2 x COM port headers
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 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
- IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage
Multi-adjustment
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial;
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial)
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by
CPU Temperature)
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
- Microsoft®Windows®7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP
64-bit compliant
- FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables (Optional)
Intel®H61 Chipset
Unique Feature
- ASRock ExtremeTuning Utility (AXTU)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock AIWI
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock SmartView
- ASRock XFast USB
- Hybrid Booster:
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
- Good Night LED
H61M/U3S3
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SATA problem fixed
New B3 Stepping
Chipset Adopted
SATA problem fixed
New B3 Stepping
Chipset Adopted
Built-in
Visuals

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Other Motherboard without XFast USB Technology
ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB Technology
149504 KB/s
46407 KB/s 222.16%
Faster
ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Read
ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Write
153854 KB/s
46753 KB/s 229.08%
Faster
Other Motherboard without XFast USB Technology
ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB Technology
ASRock XFast USB Technology -
Faster Than Your Imagination!
ASRock XFast USB Technology -
Faster Than Your Imagination!
ASRock XFast USB Technology redefines the new standard in high performance computing. Proving once
again to be the pioneer in motherboard industry, ASRock XFast USB Series Motherboards integrate with
the latest XFast USB Technology which delivers the world's fastest USB data transfer speed. According to
the below graph, it shows that the ASRock XFast USB technology can even boost USB 3.0 performance up
to 229.08%!
(The rear I/O photo is example only)
USB 3.0 Benchmark

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Intel®Quick Sync Video
Intel®Quick Sync Video saves valuable time for PC users who want to
create and edit video, synchronize it with other devices, and share it–at
home and on the internet. Intel Quick Sync Video uses hardware on the
processor, instead of software, to accelerate video encoding.
Intel®InTruTM 3D
Intel®HD Graphics is now built right into the processor! This integration
means lower latencies and leads to superior mainstream gaming and
enhanced 3D experiences.
Intel®Clear Video HD Technology
Intel®Clear Video HD Technology (Intel®CVT HD) enables rich media
experiences with picture perfect images by using a host of advanced
graphics technologies that support optimized, high-definition video play-
back and sharp image quality.
Intel®HD Graphics 2000/3000
Intel®HD Graphics is now built right into the processor! This integration
means lower latencies and leads to superior mainstream gaming and
enhanced 3D experiences.
Intel®Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel®Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel®AVX) gives more computing
power to application developers with a new, 256 bit instruction set exten-
sion to Intel®SSE.
Intel®HD Graphics Built-in Visuals

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C.C.O.C.C.O.
Combo Cooler Option
C.C.O. provides the flexible option to adopt three
different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA775*,
LGA 1155 and LGA 1156**
*C.C.O. may not be compatible with all Socket 775 CPU coolers.
**O is for Socket 1155 and Socket 1156 CPU cooler.
Support Intel®
K-Series unlocked CPU
DuraCap
100% Japan-made high-quality
Conductive Polymer Capacitors

Intel®H61 Chipset
H61M/U3S3
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UEFI – The Revolutionary BIOS Interface
AXTU – The All-in-1 Tuning Software
AXTU – The All-in-1 Tuning Software
UEFI – The Revolutionary BIOS Interface
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one software to fine-tune different features in an user-
friendly interface, which includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In
Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed and
temperature for you to adjust. In Overclocking, you are allowed to overclock the GT frequency which helps
to boost up the graphics performance and some voltage settings for optimal system performance.
In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends. Your friends then can
load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy Saver), the
voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are
idle without sacrificing computing performance.
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a
revolutionary BIOS utility which offers tweak-
friendly options in an advanced viewing interface.
Compared with traditional BIOS design, the latest
UEFI utility provides lots improved functions. The
major features of UEFI include:
1. Graphical Visual Experience – UEFI provides an
improved visual interface with colorful icons and
makes your computing environment more versatile
to replace the traditional dull BIOS page.
2. Mouse Enabling – Besides keyboard control,
you can freely use mouse to select your ideal
settings in UEFI as well.
3. Supports 3TB bootable HDD - UEFI breaks the
limitations of 2TB bootable HDD on traditional
BIOS. With UEFI, you can enjoy 3TB bootable
HDD size.
*Windows Vista-64bit or Windows 7-64bit OS is required

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The Major Features of SmartView
Visual thumbnail images which categorize
and rank your frequently visited websites, as
well as provide a chronological view of your
browser history.
A persistent, real-time Facebook newsfeed
located within the Internet Explorer sidebar.
A "Friend Wall" that conveniently alphabet-
izes your Facebook friends by profile photo,
allowing immediate access to your friends'
profile pages.
Two mode options that allow you to choose your favored view style.
A "share this" button which allows you to
instantly and immediately share webpage posts
and links to your friends' Facebook pages.
A persistent search box from best-in-class search engines
such as Google, Yahoo, Baidu (China only) and Yandex
(Russia only).
Flow Mode Flow Mode
Experience the Brand New Browser Now
SmartView is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history, your
Facebook friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet
experience. ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep
in touch with friends on-the-go.
System Requirements
OS version: Win7 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64
bit�Browser version: IE8

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CyberLink Power2Go 6.1 LE OEM
Power2Go 6 lets you burn and backup videos, photos, music and data onto Blu-ray
Discs and DVDs.
CyberLink MediaShow 4.1 SE OEM
Photo and video management software MediaShow edits videos and photos
instantly, creates slideshow, and allows publishing directly to YouTube and Flickr.
CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 DTS Trial
World-renowned PowerDVD 8 DTS delivers outstanding DVD movie playback quality
on your PC.
CyberLink PowerDirector 8.0 Trial
PowerDirector - Video Editing software – edits high-definition videos including
AVCHD, allows output to PSP iPod and Blu-ray Disc.
CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5 Trial
PowerBackup backups valuable data on your PC.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Trial
The Sound Blaster X-Fi MB solution provides premium audio quality, effects and
features for PC systems equipped with onboard audio.
For gamers, the EAX®ADVANCED HD 4.0, with its state-of-the-art Multi-Environment
rendering and reverb modelling, delivers a much more realistic and immersive 3D
gaming experience than your motherboard audio ever will.