Intel® H61 Chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    1. Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
    2. L3 cache varies with CPU
    (Some Intel® Core™ processors require a graphic card, please refer "CPU support List" for more information.)
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. Intel® H61 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
      * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
    4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
    5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
      * To support XMP memory, you must install an Intel® 22nm (Ivy Bridge) CPU.
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  • Onboard Graphics
    Onboard Graphics
    Integrated Graphics Processor:
    1. 1 x D-Sub port
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC887 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
      * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
  • LAN
    LAN
    1. Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
      (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
      * Whether PCI Express 3.0 is supported depends on CPU and graphics card compatibility.
    2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
      (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    3. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
    Storage Interface
    Chipset:
    1. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  • USB
    USB
    Chipset:
    1. 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 1 x system fan header
    6. 1 x front panel header
    7. 1 x front panel audio header
    8. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    9. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 x D-Sub port
    4. 1 x parallel port
    5. 1 x serial port
    6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    7. 1 x RJ-45 port
    8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
  • I/O Controller
    I/O Controller
    1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control
      * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a
  • Unique Features
    Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    4. Support for EasyTune
      * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
    5. Support for ON/OFF Charge
  • Bundled Software
    Bundled Software
    1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 8.1/8/7/XP
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 20cm
  • Remark
    Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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