USER'S MANUAL

Of
Intel H61 Express Chipset
Based
M/B for LGA 1155 Intel Core
Processor

No. G03-NC51-AH61-F
Rev: 2.0
Release date: October 1, 2019

Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
 TABLE OF CONTENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION ........................................................................... iii
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ANNOUCEMENT.............................................................. iii
USER’S NOTICE ....................................................................................................................... iv
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ....................................................................................... iv
ITEM CHECKLIST ..................................................................................................................... iv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD
1-1 SPECIFICATION ......................................................................................................... 1
1-2 LAYOUT DIAGRAM .................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 JUMPER SETTING ..................................................................................................... 5
2-2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS ................................................................................ 7
2-2-1 REAR I/O BACK PANEL CONNECTORS.................................................... 7
2-2-2 MOTHERBOARD INTERNAL CONNECTORS ............................................ 8
2-2-3 HEADER PIN DEFINITION ........................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS
3-1 ENTERNING SETUP ................................................................................................... 14
3-2 BIOS MENU SCREEN ................................................................................................ 14
3-3 FUNCTION KEYS ....................................................................................................... 15
3-4 GETTING HELP .......................................................................................................... 15
3-5 MENU BARS ............................................................................................................... 16
3-6 MAIN MENU ................................................................................................................ 16
3-7 ADVANCED MENU ..................................................................................................... 17
3-8 CHIPSET MENU .......................................................................................................... 24
3-9 BOOT MENU ............................................................................................................... 27
3-10 SECURITY MENU ....................................................................................................... 28
3-11 SAVE & EXIT MENU ................................................................................................... 28

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 Environmental Safety Instruction
 Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in
any area where it may become wet.
 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request
of the main chipset)
 Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact
malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from
the welding spots’ that connect components and PCB. Computer should go
through an adaptive phase before it boots when it is moved from a cold
environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon. These water
drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about
phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation
from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the
components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.
 The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer.
Using the close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher
temperature in the inner of the case.
 Attention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may
decrease the life of the device and burned the capacitor.

Environmental Protection Announcement

Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize
pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

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USER’S NOTICE
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INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED
OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN
PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE THIS MOTHER-BOARD SERIES AND WE
DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS USER’S REQUIREMENT BUT WILL CHANGE, CORRECT ANY TIME
WITHOUT NOTICE. MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA,
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE).

PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE
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USED ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION AND TO THE OWNER’S BENEFIT, WITHOUT
INTENT TO INFRINGE.

Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date
2.0 Second Edition October 1, 2019

Item Checklist
 Motherboard
 Cable(s)
 I/O Back panel shield

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 Chapter 1
Introduction of the Motherboard
1-1 Specification
Spec Description
Design  ATX form factor; PCB size: 30.5 x22.0 cm
Chipset  Intel® H61 Express Chipset
 Support Intel® Core™ i7 Processor, Intel® Core™ i5 Processor, Intel®
CPU Socket Core™ i3 Processor in the LGA 1155 Socket
* for detailed CPU support information please visit our website
 1* DDRIII RAM module slot for DDRIII 1066/1333/1600 MHz memory
module expandable to 8 GB (Maximum)
Memory  Onboard 4G 1066/1333/1600 MHz DDRIII DRAM
 Max. capacity of system memory up to 12GB
 1 * PCI-Express 3.0 x16 by 16 Lane slot (PE1)
Expansion  1 * PCI-Express 2.0 x16 by 1 Lane slot (PE2)
Slots  5 *32-bit PCI slot (PCI1/2/3/4/5)
 1 * Full-size Mini-PCIE slot (MINI-PCIE)
Storage  4 * SATAII port
 Integrated with Intel 82574 Gigabit PCI-E LAN chip & Intel 82579
LAN Chip Gigabit LAN PHY chip
 Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10/100/1000Mbps
Ethernet data transfer rate
 Realtek ALC887-GR 6-channel HD Audio Codec integrated
HD Audio Chip  Audio driver and utility included
BIOS  32M Bit DIP Flash ROM
Rear Panel I/O:
 1*PS/2 keyboard connector
 1*PS/2 mouse connector
 1*VGA port connector
 1*DVI-D port connector
 4*USB 2.0 port connector
 2*RJ-45 LAN connector
 2*Serial port connector
 3*Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)
Internal I/O Connectors& Headers:
 1 *24-pin main power connector
 1 *8-pin 12V Power connector
Multi I/O  1 *Front panel audio header
 1 *HDMI-SPDIF header
 1 *Parallel port header
 1 *GPIO header
 2 *9-pin USB 2.0 header(support 4* expansion USB 2.0 ports)
 1 *Front panel header
 1 *POWER LED header & 1 *Speaker header
 *4 *COM port header (Optional for Standard model: COM6 supports
RS422/485 function)
 *8 *COM port header (Optional for Customized model:COM6 &
COM7 support RS232/422/485 function)
 1* CPUFAN header
 2* SYSFAN header

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 1-2 Layout Diagram
Rear IO Diagram
RJ-45 LAN Ports Serial Port
VGA Port
(COM3)
Line-IN
PS/2
Mouse Port
Line-OUT
PS/2
MIC-IN
Keyboard Port

DVI-D Port Serial Port

USB 2.0 Ports (COM1)
Motherboard Internal Diagram
ATX 12V
Power Connector CPUFAN Header

PS/2 Mouse Port over

PS/2 Keyboard Port
DDRIII
CPU Socket DIMM Slot
VGA Port over
DVI–D Port

RJ-45 LAN Port Onboard 4G

Over USB 2.0 Ports DDRIII SDRAM

RJ-45 LAN Port

Over USB 2.0 Ports
SYS FAN2 Header
ATX Power
Serial Ports Connector
Intel H61
Chipset
Audio Connectors PCI Express x16 by 16 Lane Slot (PE1)

Front Panel
Audio Header

SATAII Ports
32-bit PCI Slots
HDMI SPDIF Header Full-size
Mini-PCIE Slot
(MINI-PCIE)

*Optional
Serial Ports
(COM7/8/9/10)
PCI Express x16 by 1 Lane Slot (PE2)
Serial Ports
PWR LED Header (COM2/4/5/6)
Parallel Header
GPIO Header USB 2.0 Headers
Speaker Header SYS FAN1 Header
Front Panel Header
*Note: COM7/8/9/10 ports are optional to customized model; The standard model comes with only 4* COM header
(COM 2/4/5/6).

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Motherboard Jumper Position

JP1

JP3

JP2
JBAT1

JP4

Jumper
Jumper Name Description
JBAT1 CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting 3-pin Block
JP1 KB/MS Power on Function Setting 3-pin Block
JP2 COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block
JP3 COM3 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block
JP4 Mini PCI-E Slot VCC3.3V/3.3VSB Select 3-pin Block

*Note: COM7/8/9/10 ports are optional to customized model; The standard model
comes with only 4* COM header (COM2/4/5/6). The diagrams in this manual are
used for illustration purpose only. Please refer to the actual product your purchase for
actual specifications.

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Connectors
Connector Name
ATXPWR1 ATX Power Connector
ATX12V1 ATX 12V Power Connector
SATA1/2/3/4 SATAII Connector X4
KBMS(Top) PS/2 Mouse Port Connector
KBMS(Bottom) PS/2 Keyboard Port Connector
VGA Video Graphic Attach Connector
DVI1 DVI-D Port Connector
COM1 Serial Port COM Connector
COM3 Serial Port COM Connector
UL1(Top)/UL2(Top) RJ-45 LAN Connector X2
UL1(Middle & Bottom) USB 2.0 Port Connector X4
/UL2(Middle & Bottom)
AUDIO Line Out /Line In /MIC
Audio Connector

Headers
Header Name Description
FP_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header 9-pin Block
HDMI_SPDIF HDMI_SPDIF Out Header 2-pin Block
GPIO_CON GPIO Header 10-pin Block
PARALLEL Parallel Port Header 25-pin Block
JW_FP1 PWR LED/ HD LED/ 9-pin Block
(Front Panel Header) Power Button /Reset
PWRLED1 Power LED Header 3-pin Block
SPEAK1 Speaker Header 4-pin Block
USB2/USB3 USB 2.0 Header 9-pin Block
COM 2/4/5/6 Serial Port Header 9-pin Block
*COM 7/8/9/10 (Optional) Serial Port Header 9-pin Block
CPUFAN1 CPUFAN Header 4-pin Block
SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 System FAN Header 3-pin Block

*Note: COM7/8/9/10 ports are optional to customized model; The standard model
comes with only 4* COM header (COM2/4/5/6).

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 Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
2-1 Jumper Setting
JBAT1 (3-pin): Clear CMOS Function Settings

JBAT1
1 3

1-2 Closed: Normal;

1 3

2-3 Closed:Clear CMOS.

JP1 (4-pin): KB/MS Power on Function Setting

JP1 1 3

1-2 Closed: KB/MS Power on Function Disabled(default);

1 3

2-3 Closed: KB/MS Power on Function Enabled.

JP3 (4-pin): COM3 Port Pin9 Function Select

JP3→COM3 Port

6 5 6 5 6 5
4 3 4 3 4 3
2 1 2 1 2 1

2-4 Closed: 3-4 Closed: 4-6 Closed:

RI=RS232; RI= 5V; RI= 12V.

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JP2 (4-pin): COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select

JP2→COM1 Port

6 5 6 5 6 5
4 3 4 3 4 3
2 1 2 1 2 1

2-4 Closed: 3-4 Closed: 4-6 Closed:

RI=RS232; RI= 5V; RI= 12V.

JP4 (3-pin): Mini PCI-E Slot VCC 3.3V/3.3 VSB Select

JP4→Mini-PCIE Slot
1 3

1-2 Closed ： MINI PCI-E VCC= 3.3V;

1 3

2-3 Closed ： MINI PCI-E VCC= 3.3VSB

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2-2 Connectors and Headers
2-2-1 Rear I/O Back Panel Connectors
RJ-45 LAN Ports Serial Port
VGA Port
(COM3)
Line-IN
PS/2
Mouse Port
Line-OUT
PS/2
MIC-IN
Keyboard Port

DVI-D Port Serial Port

USB 2.0 Ports (COM1)

(1) KB/MS: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connectors

The connectors are for PS/2 Mouse port (Green) and PS/2 keyboard port
(Purple).
(2) VGA: D-Sub 15-pin VGA Connector
VGA connector is the 15-pin D-subminiature female connector; it is for the
display devices, such as the CRT monitor, LCD monitor and so on.
(3) DVI1: Digital Visual Interface
This interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display
devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors.
(4) UL1 (Top)/UL2 (Top): RJ-45 LAN Port Connectors
The connectors are standard RJ-45 connectors for Network.
(5) UL1 (Middle & Bottom)/ UL2 (Middle & Bottom): USB 2.0 Port Connector
The connectors are 4-pin connector that connects USB devices to the system
board.
(6) COM3 /COM1: Serial port Connector
These two serial ports are for user to connect compatible mouse, modern or
other peripherals.
(7) AUDIO: Line-In, Lin-Out, MIC Audio connectors
These Connectors are 3 Phone-Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC audio
connections.

Color Name Function

Blue Line-in Audio input to sound chip
Green Line-out Audio output to speaker
Pink MIC Microphone Connector

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2-2-2 Motherboard Internal Connectors
(1) ATXPWR1 (24-pin block): Main Power Connector
ATX Power Supply connector: This is a new defined 24-pins connector that
usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power
on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power
On jumper pole on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the
ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not come into the system board
until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will
turn off the power to the system board.
** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power
supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin
and 4-pin power plugs.
** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the
20-pin power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit
has a minimum power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may
not boot up if the power is inadequate.
** If you are using a 20-pin power plug, please refer to Figure1 for power supply
connection. Power plug form power supply and power connectors from
motherboard both adopt key design to avoid mistake installation. You can insert
the power plug into the connector with ease only in the right direction. If the
direction is wrong it is hard to fit in and if you make the connection by force if is
possible.

Figure1：20-pin power plug Figure 2：24-pin power plug

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(2) ATX12V1 (8-pin block): 12V Power Connector
This is a new defined 8-pin connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply that
supports extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this
connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide
sufficient current for system.

(3) SATA1/2/3/4: SATAII Port connector

These connectors are high-speed SATAII ports that support 3GB/s transfer rate.

Pin No. Defnition

1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND

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2-2-3 Header Pin Definition
(1) FP_AUDIO (9-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header
This header is connected to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.

FP_AUDIO

GND
NC
NC

NC
2

Pin 1

MIC1-R

LINE OUT-R
MIC1-L

NC
LINE OUT-L
Line-Out, MIC Header

(2) HDMI_SPDIF (2-pin): HDMI-SPDIF Out header

SPDIF
GND

Pin1

HDMI_SPDIF Header

(3) GPIO_CON (10-pin): GPIO Header

GPIO35
GPIO37
GPIO33
GPIO31

VCC

2
Pin 1
GPIO30
GPIO32
GPIO34
GPIO36
GND

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(4) PARALLEL (25-pin): Parallel Port Header

Pin 14

Pin 1

Parallel Port Header

Pin NO. Pin Definition Pin NO. Pin Definition

Pin 1 STB- Pin 14 AFD-
Pin 2 PRD0 Pin 15 ERR-
Pin 3 PRD1 Pin 16 INIT-
Pin 4 PRD2 Pin 17 SLIN-
Pin 5 PRD3 Pin 18 GND
Pin 6 PRD4 Pin 19 GND
Pin 7 PRD5 Pin 20 GND
Pin 8 PRD6 Pin 21 GND
Pin 9 PRD7 Pin 22 GND
Pin 10 ACK- Pin 23 GND
Pin 11 BUSY Pin 24 GND
Pin 12 PE Pin 25 GND
Pin 13 SLCT

(5) JW-FP1 (9-pin): Front Panel Header

PWR LED

PWRBTN
PWRLED+
PWRLED-
PWRBT
GND

2
Pin 1
GND
RSTSW
HDDLED-
HDDLED+

VCC
HDLED

RESET

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(6) PWRLED1 (3-pin): PWR LED Header

Pin 1

PWRLED-
PWRLED+

PWRLED-
(7) SPEAK1 (4-pin): Speaker Header

Pin 1
SPEAK+
NC
NC
SPEAK-

(8) USB2/USB3: (9-pin) USB 2.0 Port Headers

+DATA
-DATA

GND
VCC

NC

2
Pin 1
-DATA
+DATA
GND
VCC

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(9) COM2/4/5/6; COM7/8/9/10 (9-Pin): Serial Port Header

*COM6 COM5 COM10 COM9

COM2 COM4 *COM7 COM8

6 7 8 9

2 3 4 5
Pin 1

*COM7/8/9/10 are only optional to customized model;

COM6 & COM7 support RS 422/485 function.

Pin NO. RS232 *RS422 *RS485

(for COM6/7) (for COM6/7)
Pin 1 DCD TX- DATA-
Pin 2 RXD TX+ DATA+
Pin 3 TXD RX+ NC
Pin 4 DTR RX- NC
Pin 5 GND GND GND
Pin 6 DSR NC NC
Pin 7 RTS NC NC
Pin 8 CTS NC NC
Pin 9 RI NC NC

*Notice: RS422, RS485 function is supported by COM6 & COM7(optional) header

only, with compatible COM cable for RS422 or RS 485 function. User also needs to
go to BIOS to set ‘Transmission Mode Select’ for COM6 & COM7 (refer to Page 23).
(10) CPUFAN1 (4-pin)/SYSFAN1(3-pin)/SYSFAN2(3-pin): FAN Headers
SYSFAN2
+12V Fan Power
+12V Fan Power

CPUFAN
Fan Speed
Fan Speed
Control

GND
GND

Pin1

Pin1
SYSFAN1

Pin1
+12V Fan Power
Fan Speed

GND

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 Chapter 3
Introducing BIOS
Notice! The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different
configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS
screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board
is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard.
Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our
official website.

The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program
is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer,
the BIOS program will gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test
called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire
hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization.
Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to
operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software
to communicate, it is the key factor for system stability, and in ensuring that your
system performance as its best.

3-1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup.
If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET”
button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>,
<Alt> and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the
system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked
to
Press <Del> to enter Setup; press < F7> for Pop Menu.

3-2 BIOS Menu Screen

The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen:

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 Menu Bar

General Help Items

Current Setting Value

Menu Items

Function Keys

BIOS Menu Screen

3-3 Function Key

In the above BIOS Setup main menu of, you can see several options. We will explain
these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a
short description of the function keys you may use here:
 Press←→ (left, right) to select screen;
 Press ↑↓ (up, down) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm
or to modify.
 Press <Enter> to select.
 Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active
option.
 [F1]: General help.
 [F2]: Previous value.
 [F3]: Optimized defaults.
 [F4]: Save & Reset.
 Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.

3-4 Getting Help

Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right
corner the screen.

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Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu
Press [F1] to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use
and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press
<Esc>.

3-5 Menu Bar

There are six menu bars on top of BIOS screen:
Main To change system basic configuration
Advanced To change system advanced configuration
Chipset To change chipset configuration
Boot To change boot settings
Security Password settings
Save & Exit Save setting, loading and exit options.

User can press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard to switch from menu bar.
The selected one is highlighted.

3-6 Main Menu

Main menu screen includes some basic system information. Highlight the item and
then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in
each item.

System Date
Set the date. Please use [Tab] key to switch between data elements.
System Time
Set the time. Please use [Tab] key to switch between time elements.

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3-7 Advanced Menu

Launch PXE OpROM policy

This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM.
The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only]; [Legacy first];
[UEFI First].
Launch Storage OpROM policy
This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM.
The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only]; [Legacy first];
[UEFI First].
Launch Video OpROM policy
This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM.
The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only]; [Legacy first];
[UEFI First].
Other PCI device ROM priority
This item is for PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or video defines which
OpROM to launch.
The optional settings are: [UEFI OpROM]; [Legacy OpROM].
ERP Function
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable ERP function for this board. This item should be set
as [Disabled] if you wish to have Active All Wakeup Function.
 PCI Subsystem Settings
Press [Enter] to enter and make settings for PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express Settings and
PCI Express GEN2 Settings.
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 PCI Express Settings
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following PCI Express Device Register
Settings:
PCI Express Device Register Settings
Relaxed Ordering
Use this item to enable or disable PCI express device relaxed ordering.
Extended Tag
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
If set as [Enabled] it will allow device to use 8-bit tag field as a requester.
No Snoop
Use this item to enable or disable PCI Express device No Snoop option.
Maximum Payload
Use this item to set maximum payload of PCI Express device or allow system
BIOS to select the value.
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [128 Bytes]; [256 Bytes]; [512 Bytes]; [1024
Bytes]; [2048 Bytes]; [4096 Bytes].
Maximum Read Request
Use this item to set maximum read request size of PCI Express device or allow
system BIOS to select the value.
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [128 Bytes]; [256 Bytes]; [512 Bytes]; [1024
Bytes]; [2048 Bytes]; [4096 Bytes].
PCI Express Link Register Settings
ASPM Support
Use this item to set ASPM level.
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Auto]; [Force L0s].
【Disabled】: to disable ASPM support;
【Auto】: BIOS auto configure;
【Force L0s】: to Force all links to L0s state.
Extended Synch
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
If set as [Enabled] it will allow generation of extended synchronization patterns.
Link Training Retry
Use this item to define number of retry attempts software will take to restrain the
link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful.
The optional settings are: [Disable]; [2]; [3]; [5].
Link Training Timeout(uS)
Use this item to define number of microseconds software will wait before polling
‘Link Training’ bit in link status register. Value range from 10 to 1000 uS.
Unpopulated Links
In order to save power, software will disable unpopulated PCI Express links if this
option set as [Disable Link].
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 The optional settings are: [Keep Link ON]; [Disable Link].
 PCI Express GEN 2 Settings
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following PCI Express GEN2 Devices
Settings:
PCI Express GEN2 Device Register Settings
Completion Timeout
The optional settings are: [Default]; [Shorter]; [Longer]; [Disabled].
ARI Forwarding
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
AtomicOp Register Enable
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
AtomicOp Egress Blocking
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
IDO Request Enable
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
IDO Completion Enable
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
LTR Mechanism Enable
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
End-End TLP Prefix Blocking
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
PCI Express GEN2 Link Register Settings:
Target Link Speed
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Force to 2.5GT/s]; [Force to 5.0GT/s].
Clock Power Management
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Compliance SOS
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Hardware Autonomous Width
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Hardware Autonomous Speed
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
 ACPI Settings
Press [Enter] to make settings for system SCPI parameters.
ACPI Settings:
ACPI Sleep State
Use this item to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the
suspend button is pressed.
The optional settings are: [S1(CPU Stop Clock)]; [S3(Suspend to RAM)].

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 S3 Video Repost
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
 Wakeup Function Settings
Wake System with Fixed Time
Use this item to enable or disable system wake on alarm event. When set as
[Enabled], system will wake on the hour/min/sec specified.
PS2 KB/MS Wakeup
Use this item to enable or disable PS2 KB/MS wakeup function. This function is
only supported when ERP Function is set as [Disabled].
PCI PME Wakeup
Use this item to enable or disable S3/S4/S5 PCI PME wakeup function. This
function is only supported when ERP Function is set as [Disabled].
 CPU Configuration
Press [Enter] to view detailed CPU information and make settings for the following
sub-items:
Hyper-Threading
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
[Enabled]: for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading
Technology).
[Disabled]: for other OS (OS optimized not for Hyper-Threading Technology).
*This item might not be available depending on configuration.
Active Processor Cores
Use this item to select number of cores to enable in each processor package.
Limit CPUID Maximum
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
This item should be set as [Disabled] for Windows XP.
Execute Disable Bit
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Intel Virtualization Technology
The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
When set as [Enabled], a VHM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities
provided by Vanderpool Technology.
Hardware Prefetcher
The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Use this item to turn on/off the Mid Level Cache (L2) streamer prefetcher.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Use this item to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.
 SATA Configuration
Serial-ATA Controller (s)
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 The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable SATA device.
SATA Mode Selection
The optional settings are: [IDE]; [AHCI].
*When the SATA Mode selection is set as [AHCI] mode, user can make further
settings to enable or disable Port1/2/3/4.
Port 1/ Port 2/ Port 3/ Port 4
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable each SATA port.
 PCH-FW Configuration
Press [Enter] to see ME information and make settings for Firmware Update
Configuration.
 Firmware Update Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for ME FW Image RE-Flash.
ME FW Image RE-Flash
Use this item to enable or disable ME FW Image Re-Flash function.
* In the case that user needs to update ME firmware, user should set ‘ME FW
Image Re-Flash’ as [Enabled], save the settings and exit. The system will turn off
and reboot after 4 seconds. If the user goes to BIOS screen again will find this item
is set again as [Disabled], but user can still re-flash to update firmware next time.
 USB Configuration
USB Configuration:
Legacy USB Support
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]; [Auto].
[Enabled]: To enable legacy USB support.
[Disabled]: to keep USB devices available only for EFI specification,
[Auto]: To disable legacy support if no USB devices are connected.
XHCI Hand-off
This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI
ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
EHCI Hand-off
This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI
ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
USB Mass Storage Driver Support
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
USB hardware delays and time-out:
USB Transfer time-out
Use this item to set the time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfers.
The optional settings are: [1 sec]; [5 sec]; [10 sec]; [20 sec].
Device reset time-out

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 Use this item to set USB mass storage device start unit command time-out.
The optional settings are: [10 sec]; [20 sec]; [30 sec]; [40 sec].
Device power-up delay
Use this item to set maximum time the device will take before it properly reports
itself to the host controller. ‘Auto’ uses default value: for a root port it is 100 ms, for
a hub port the delay is taken from hub descriptor.
The optional settings: [Auto]; [Manual].
Select [Manual] you can set value for the following sub-item: ‘Device Power-up
delay in seconds’.
Device Power-up delay in seconds
The delay range is from [1] to [40] seconds, in one second increments.
 Super IO Configuration
Super IO Configuration
 COM1 Port Configuration/ COM2 Port Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable serial port.
Change Settings
Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
 Parallel Port Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Parallel Port Configuration
Parallel Port
Use this item to enable or disable parallel port (LPT/LPTE).
Change Settings
Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
Device Mode
The optional settings are: [Standard and Bi-Direction (SPP) Mode]; [EPP Mode];
[ECP and EPP 1.9 Mode]; [Printer Mode].
 PC Health Status
Press [Enter] to view hardware health status.
 Second Super I/O Configuration
Second Super IO Configuration
 COM3 Port Configuration/ COM4 Port Configuration/ COM5 Port
Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
Change Settings
Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
 COM6 Port Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Serial Port
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 Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
Change Settings
Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
Transmission Mode Select
The optional settings are: [RS422]; [RS232]; [RS485].
Mode Speed Select
The optional settings are: [RS232/RS422/RS485=250kbsp]; [RS232=1Mbsp,
RS422/RS485=10Mbsp].
 Third Super I/O Configuration
* ‘Third Super I/O Configuration’ is only optional for customize model that comes
with COM 7/8/9/10 header onboard.
 COM7 Port Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
Change Settings
Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
Transmission Mode Select
The optional settings are: [RS422]; [RS232]; [RS485].
Mode Speed Select
The optional settings are: [RS232/RS422/RS485=250kbsp]; [RS232=1Mbsp,
RS422/RS485=10Mbsp].
 COM8 Port Configuration/ COM9 Port Configuration/ COM10 Port
Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
Change Settings
Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
 WatchDog Configuration
WatchDog Timer Control
Use this item to enable or disable WatchDog Timer Control. When set as
[Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear:
WatchDog Timer Val
User can set a value in the range of [4] to [255].
WatchDog Timer Unit
The optional settings are: [Second]; [Minute].
 Shutdown Temperature Configuration
Use this item to select system shutdown temperature.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [60C/140F]; [65C/149F]; [70C/158F];
[75C/167F].
 CPU PPM Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for CPU PPM Configuration:
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 EIST
Use this item to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep.
Turbo Mode
Use this item to enable or disable Turbo mode.
CPU C3 Report
Use this item to enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS.
CPU C6 Report
Use this item to enable or disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS.
 SmartFan Configuration
SmartFan Configuration
CPUFAN SmartFan Mode
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear:
CPUFAN Full Speed Temp
Use this item to set a degree for CPUFAN. FAN will run at full speed when above
the specific temperature set.
CPUFAN Idle Temp
Use this item to set a degree for CPUFAN. FAN will idle speed when below this
temperature.
CPUFAN Stop Temp
Use this item to set a degree for CPUFAN. CPU FAN will stop when below this
temperature.
3-8 Chipset Menu

 PCH-IO Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

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  USB Devices Configuration
Press [Enter] to further setting USB device configuration.
USB Device Configuration
EHCI1/ EHCI2
Use this item to enable or disable USB EHCI (USB 2.0) support. One EHCI
controller must always be enabled.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
USB Port Pre-Port Disable Control
Use this item to control each of the USB ports (0~13) disabling.
Azalia HD Audio
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]; [Auto].
Azalia Internal HDMI Codec
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Onboard LAN1 Controller
Use this item to enable or disable onboard LAN controller.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
*When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in ‘Wake on LAN1 from
S5’.
Wake on LAN1 from S5
Use this item to enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system(The
LAN1 cannot be disabled if ME is on at Sx state).
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Onboard LAN2 Device
Use this item to enable or disable onboard LAN controller.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
High Precision Event Timer Configuration
High Precision Timer
Use this item to enable or disable the high precision event timer.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Restore AC Power Loss
Use this item to select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power
failure.
The optional settings are: [Power Off]; [Power On]; [Last State].
 System Agent (SA) Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
VT-d
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
* This item might not be available depending on configuration.
Enable NB CRID
Use this item to enable or disable NB CRID workaround.
 Graphics Configuration
Press [Enter] to make further settings for Graphics Configuration.
Graphics Configuration
Primary Display
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [IGFX]; [PEG]; [PCI].

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Internal Graphics
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Disabled]; [Enabled].
GTT Size
The optional settings are: [1MB]; [2MB].
Aperture Size
The optional settings are: [128MB]; [256MB]; [512MB].
DVMT Pre-Allocated
Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed) graphics memory size used
by the internal graphics device.
The optional settings are: [32M]; [64M]; [96M]; [128M]; [160M]; [192M]; [224M];
[256M]; [288M]; [320M]; [352M]; [384M]; [416M]; [448M]; [480M]; [512M]; [1024M].
DVMT Total Gfx Mem
Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 total graphics memory size used by the internal
graphics device.
The optional settings are: [128M]; [256M]; [MAX].
Gfx Low Power Mode
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
This option is applicable for SFF only.
Primary IGFX Boot Display
The optional settings are: [VBIOS default]; [CRT]; [DVI/HDMI].
 NB PCIe Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
NB PCIe Configuration:
PEG0-Gen X
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Gen1]; [Gen2]; [Gen3].
PEG0 ASPM
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Auto]; [ASPM L0s]; [ASPM L1]; [ASPM
L0sL1].
Enable PEG
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled] ; [Auto].
De-emphasis Control
The optional settings are: [-6 dB]; [-3.5 dB].
 Memory Configuration
Press [Enter] to view current memory configuration and make settings for the
following sub-items:
DIMM profile
Use this item to select DIMM timing profile that should be used.
The optional settings are: [Default DIMM Profile]; [Custom Profile]; [XMP Profile1];
[XMP Profile 2].
Memory Frequency Limiter
Use this item to set maximum memory frequency selection in Mhz.
The optional settings are [Auto]; [1067]; [1333]; [1600].
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 NMode Support
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [1N Mode]; [2N Mode].
Memory Remap
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Use this item to enable or disable memory remap above 4G.
3-9 Boot Menu

Boot Configuration:
Setup Prompt Timeout
Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.
Bootup Numlock State
Use this item to select keyboard numlock state.
The optional settings are: [On]; [Off].
Quiet Boot
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].

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3-10 Security Menu

Security menu allow users to change administrator password and user password
settings.
3-11 Save & Exit Menu

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Save Changes and Reset
This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes.
Discard changes and Reset
This item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes.
Restore Defaults
Use this item to restore /Load default values for all the setup options.
Save as User Defaults
Use this item to save the changes done so far as user defaults.
Restore User Defaults
Use this item to restore defaults to all the setup options.
Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device
This item is used for attempts to launch EFI shell application from one of the available
file system devices.

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