Name: Asus P8H61 USB3 R2.0
Brand: Asus
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Contents

Safety information ...................................................................................... vi

About this guide ......................................................................................... vi

P8H61 R2.0 Series specications summary .......................................... viii

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 ASUS DIGI+ VRM ........................................................... 1-3

1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-3

1.4 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-6

1.5 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-7

1.5.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 1-7

1.5.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 1-7

1.5.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-8

1.5.4 Layout contents ............................................................. 1-10

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 1-11

1.6.1 Installing the CPU ..........................................................1-11

1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 1-14

1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 1-15

1.7 System memory ......................................................................... 1-16

1.7.1 Overview ....................................................................... 1-16

1.7.2 Memory congurations .................................................. 1-17

1.7.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 1-23

1.7.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 1-23

1.8 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 1-24

1.8.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 1-24

1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 1-24

1.8.3 PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-24

1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots ..................................................... 1-24

1.8.5 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot ......................................... 1-24

1.9 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 1-25

1.10 Connectors ................................................................................. 1-26

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 1-26

1.10.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-27

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General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 2000, 2133, 2200 MHz
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA II connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) 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 ALC887
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16
Cables included	SATA
Special features	2 x Thunderbolt
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111F
Networking features	Gigabit LAN
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit