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    H61MX Series Motherboard User's Manual
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    property of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.4 for H61MX Series motherboard. Symbol description: ! Caution: refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better, and tells you how to avoid problems. WA RN ING! Warning: indicating a potential
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    HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard H61MX Series is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC
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    Party: Address: Telephone: Facsimile: FOXCONN H61MX Series PCE Industry Inc. 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 714-738-8868 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: Type of Product: Manufacturer: Address: FCC Class B Subassembly Motherboard HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD
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    will quickly damage your electronic equipment. Please wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling components such as a motherboard, CPU placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing. ■ If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the
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    . Health...38 Security 39 Save & Exit 40 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Install driver and utility 42 FOX ONE Main Page 45 CPU Control 49 Frequency Control 51 Limit Setting 52 Voltage Control 54 Fan Control 55 FOX LiveUpdate Local Update 56 Online Update 58 . Configure 61 About & Help 63
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    FOX DMI 65 Smart Charger 65 Technical Support : Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport.com Worldwide online contact Support : http://www.foxconnsupport.com/inquiry.aspx CPU Support List : http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx
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    Thank you for buying Foxconn H61MX Series motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-through performance. This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications ■ Layout ■ Back Panel Connectors
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    1 1-1 Product Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN Audio USB Internal Connectors Support Intel® Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge LGA 1155 Processors Max processor power up to 95W For the latest CPU information, please visit： http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx Intel®
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    4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 1 x HDMI port (Optional) 1 x COM port (Optional) 6-channel Audio ports / 8-channel Audio ports (Optional) System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU/System fan speed control Support 250MB
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    15. PCH_ME_ENABLE Jumper 16. IrDA Connector 17. Chipset: Intel® H61 18. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 19. LPT Connector 20. INTR Connector 21. COM2 Connector 22. DDR3 DIMM Slots 23. CPU_FAN Header 24. LGA1155 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to
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    ) 6 LAN Port 9 2 4 PS/2 Keyboard Port DVI-D Port 5 7 HDMI Port (Optional) USB 2.0 Ports USB 2.0 Ports The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB 4, and install the Realtek audio driver (in CD) to assign the
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    - Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey - - - Side Speaker Out 9. RJ-45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate. LAN Type Left: Active Status Description Off No Link Right: Link Status Description Off No Link
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    an Expansion Card ■ Install other Internal Connectors ■ Jumpers Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard. CPU Support List: http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx Memory, VGA Compatibility List: http://www.foxconnsupport.com
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    ® CPU that supports HT Technology ■ A chipset that supports HT Technology ■ An operating system that is optimized for HT Technology ■ A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. LGA1155 CPU
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    the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. 1. Release the CPU socket lever. 2. Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket. 3. Remove protective socket cover. 4. Check pin one marking (triangle) with the pin one corner of the CPU socket, align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and
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    an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard, push them straight down from the top, and the bolts will be fastened on the motherboard. That's it. 3. Check the solder side of the motherboard, the push pin should be fixed as
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    ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. ■ Always turn This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically
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    power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch If you take a look at front side of memory module, it has asymmetric pin counts 2: The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted. 12
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    Expansion Card ! ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ . If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in
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    sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure. PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. +12V 3 1 4 2 PWR2 GND Pin # 1 2 3 4 Definition GND GND +12V +12V
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    Connector : F_AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides USB Connectors : F_USB1/2/3 In addition to the USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another USB
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    to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case; the system will restart when the switch is pressed. Power LED Connector (PWR-LED) Connect than using the power supply button. COM Connector : COM2 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase
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    two main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in "Health" section of the BIOS Setup. These fans can be GND POWER SENSE CONTROL CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1 LPT Connector : LPT The connector supports parallel port which can be connected to a printer or a scanner.
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    ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem. Jumper 1 Diagram 1 1 Definition 1-2 2-3 Description Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information
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    motherboard uses PCH_ME_ENABLE jumper to enable or disable Intel® Management Engine function. Intel® Management Engine (ME) is an embedded microcontroller located in Intel chipset ) 1 3 Disable 2 1 PCH_ME_ENABLE ! Before flashing BIOS ROM, you need to set PCH_ME_ENABLE jumper to pins 2-3
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    Power ■ Health ■ Security ■ Save & Exit Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the
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    displays the basic system configuration, such as CPU Name, memory size, system date, time you set a password, the system will ask you to key in correct less memory ...etc.), still, it may cause problem if you have more memory or I/O cards you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one, trial and
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    . User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed. ► Build Date and Time This item shows the BIOS building date and time. ► Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up. 22
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    halt. [No Errors]: No error can result in system halt. [All, but keyboard]: All errors but keyboard can result in system halt. ► CPU Brand Name It displays the current CPU name. ► Total Memory This item displays the total memory size. The size is depending on how many memory modules are installed in
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    Protect To protect the system BIOS, there is a BIOS write-protection mechanism provided to prevent BIOS FLASH tool being improperly used to update BIOS or the vicious virus(such as CHI,etc) rewriting BIOS setup. ► Smart BIOS/Fox Intelligent Stepping/CPU Configuration/Performance Tuning Press
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    LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power-On Self-Test ( blinking intervals. You can always leave this state enabled. ► Smart Boot Menu When PC starts, it will ask you to press [Del] key to enter setup or press [F7] key to enter smart boot
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    "virtual" systems. Vanderpool Technology can help improve future virtualization solutions. This item will be displayed only when the CPU is supporting this feature and the setting is used to enable or disable it. ► CPU C3 Report (Appears only when Set "Power Technology" to [Custom]) This item
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    F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. ► CPU Configuration/North Bridge Configuration Press to go to relative submenu. CPU Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. F-Center EIST Turbo Mode
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    system requirements must be met, including CPU, chipset, motherboard, BIOS and operation system. Please refer to 2 [Automatic] Not Supported Not Supported The selection of Performance profile. [Manual]- Configuration database of using performance memory profile. The next submenu will apear when
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    XMP Profile 1 XMP Profile 2 [Manual] Not Supported Not Supported The selection of Performance Memory Profiles which The value that BIOS programs into the memory controller is a function of the target clock frequency. The target clock frequency is determined from the supported CAS latencies
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    Advanced Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Main F-Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit ▶ North Brigde ▶ ME Subsystem ▶ Onboard Device Configuration ▶ SATA Configuration ▶ Trusted Computing ▶ Super IO Configuration North Brigde Parameters 3
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    (UMA) concept, wherein a static amount of page-locked graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization. This fixed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times, and will no longer be available to the OS. ► Initial Graphic Adapter This item is used
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    mouse, set to auto or enabled. [Enabled]: This option will enable the legacy USB support. [Disabled]: This option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. [Auto]: This option will disable the legacy support if no USB devices are connected. ► Azalia HD Audio controller This item is
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    advanced features including SATA features, but some SATA drives may not support AHCI, unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification. If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a SATA device, which also supports AHCI, then you can select IDE option to have fair performance
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    TPM Configuration TPM SUPPORT [Disabled] Current Status Information NO Security Device Found Enable or Disable TPM support. O.S. will not show TPM. option is [Disabled]. If you want to support TPM, first you need to install a TPM device on the motherboard and set this item to [Enabled],
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    Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip IT8728 Set Parameters of Serial Port 0 (COMA) ▶ Serial Port 1 Configuration ▶ Parallel Port Configuration ▶ CIR Controller Configuration 3 → ←: Select
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    3 Boot Aptio Setup Utility - C opyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Main F-Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit Boot Configuration Bootup Numlock State [On] Select the keyboard NumLock state Quiet Boot Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] [Enabled] Set Boot Priorities
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    KB/Mouse Resume By USB Device(s) Resume By PCI PME Resume By PCIE Device(s) Resume By Modem Ring Resume By Onboard LAN Resume By RTC Energy-using enable, the suspend power of the chipset will be cut off in S5 suspend mode in order to reduce the power consumption of motherboard. Enabled: S1/S3/S4 is
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    motherboard will send out warning information. ► CPU Shutdown Temperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit. When the temperature exceeds the set value, the system will shut down automatically. This function works only when your operating system is supporting ACPI. ► CPU
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    (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. ► Administrator Password This item is used to install or change administrator password. After you input administrator password, it then will ask you to confirm the password. ► HDD BootSector Write This item is used to enable or disable protect HDD MBR from avoiding
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    this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards were installed), the system might fail to work. ► Boot Override BIOS
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    drivers that enhance the motherboard features. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI ■ Smart Charger Note : Because each module is independent, so the section number will
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    can simply put it into your DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install. 1. Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You must click "Intel Chipset Driver" to install it first. After that, you can click "One Click Setup
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    4 CAUTION 2. Utility Use these options to install additional software programs. And click "User's Manual" button to view the product manual. ! The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system. The appearance may change with different Operating Systems. 43
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    supported in some models. If the option is selectable, it also means the feature is supported. ■ Voltage Monitoring is supported (such as CPU clock, voltage...etc.) are controlled by BIOS settings. After you run FOX ONE, it will take over, and the controlling right will be transferred to
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    1. Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp 4 Switch Button Skin Button the system is in abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red. Switch Button Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar (i.e. Simple Mode) as depicted below,
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    button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen. Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com 46
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    (FOX Intelligent Stepping, Optional) This function will re-calibrate the CPU's loading, and it may take several minutes to proceed. The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU, record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadings, so it
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    Select Yes. Step 2 : After data is collected, it will ask you to restart your computer now. Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings. (Loadings are like Power
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    system can be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves. Manual : You can press the up/down button to adjust your CPU clock. Auto : Click this button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use. System will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs, you can
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    hangs. Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer. Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system. Click Yes to apply it to your system. Now, your system is running at
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    Auto, CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading. 4 3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual. Go to Freq. page Close this page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual
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    limit temperature and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Show current CPU Setting page temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature 4 Set high limit by dragging the lever 4.2 Limit Setting
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    runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan 4 Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and
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    value of FAN1 fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional) This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually. CPU voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV, while memory is 0.05V/step, and North Bridge is 0.04V
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    4 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system. Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Apply the changes 55
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    to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Operating Systems Windows Update 1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information. Link to website Minimum Exit Toolbar *** : please refer to the physical motherboard
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    . Key in a BIOS name Click here 1-3 Local Update - Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file. After click "Update", An alert message will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click "Yes" to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to
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    4 Current information Select BIOS to update Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it will search the new drivers from Internet. Then
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    the driver to update Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window 2-3 Online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click "start", it will search the new utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation
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    4 2-4 Online Update - Update All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Current information Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from
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    3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found, it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step. Click here Apply the
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    new FOX LiveUpdate 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up. Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts
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    protective, and you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any interruption. Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash(Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM ) Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to default value ! We recommend
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    time Logo. Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS "Quiet Boot" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu. Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 ■ will flash BIOS file automatically. During this time, please DO NOT shut down the application and the system, or the motherboard will
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    . With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and recharging ,and when connected,an icon will appear on the right bottom corner of the iPad screen. 65
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H61MX Series Motherboard
User’s Manual