ASROCK H61M-U3S3 User Manual

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Caution
1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot
Plug cannot be processed.
2. Even some SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power
connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE
1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is de nitely not able to support
Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.
SATA 7-pin
connector
1x4-pin conventional
power connector (White)
connect to power supply
2.15 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation
Guide
This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD in
AHCI mode. Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully. Before
you process the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable
accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.
A. 7-pin SATA data cable
B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface
The SATA 15-pin power
connector (Black) connect
to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD
Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:
1. Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which
supports SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug.
* The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the
chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug support
information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our
website: www.asrock.com
2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from
your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD, which cannot
support Hot Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.
3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is installed into system
properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is available on our support
website: www.asrock.com
4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our
motherboard package.
5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash
or data loss.
A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

ASROCK H61M-U3S3 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP/EuP Ready
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit
Maximum graphics card memory	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Trial software	AntiVirus, ASRock Suite
LAN controller	Atheros AR8151
Networking features	10/100/1000Mbps
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit
Controller interface type	SATA3

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	218 mm
Width	244 mm