Asus P8H61 EVO User Manual

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ........................................................................................ vii
P8H61 EVO specications summary ........................................................ ix
Chapter 1
Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-1
1.3.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-1
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-3
1.4 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-5
1.5 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-6
1.5.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 1-6
1.5.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 1-6
1.5.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-7
1.5.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 1-7
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-8
1.6.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 1-8
1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ...............................1-11
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 1-12
1.7 System memory ......................................................................... 1-13
1.7.1 Overview ....................................................................... 1-13
1.7.2 Memory congurations .................................................. 1-15
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 1-18
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 1-18
1.8 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 1-19
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 1-19
1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 1-19
1.8.3 PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-19
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots ..................................................... 1-19
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 1-19
1.9 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 1-20
1.10 Connectors ................................................................................. 1-21

Asus P8H61 EVO Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel H61
CPU Socket	LGA 1155
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM
Memory Type	DDR3
Maximum Memory	32GB
Memory Standard	DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066
Storage Interface	4 x SATA 3Gb/s
Form Factor	ATX
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC887
Audio Channels	8 Channels
RAID Support	No
Multi-GPU Support	No
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 3 x PCI
LAN	Realtek 8111E
USB Ports	12 x USB 2.0