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GA-H61-S3

  (rev. 1.0)
CPU
  1. L3 cache varies with CPU
  2. Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
  3. (Some Intel® Core™ processors require a graphic card, please refer "CPU support List" for more information.)
Chipset
  1. Intel® H61 Express
Memory
  1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
  2. Dual channel memory architecture
  3. Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
  4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
  5. * Due to 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 4 GB.
  6. (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics Integrated in the Chipset:
  1. 1 x D-Sub port
Audio
  1. Realtek audio codec
  2. High Definition Audio
  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver)
LAN
  1. 1 x Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
  2. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 Standard.)
  3. 3 x PCI
Storage Interface Chipset:
  1. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
USB Chipset:
  1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
  1. 1 x power fan header
  2. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  3. 1 x system fan header
  4. 1 x front panel audio header
  5. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  6. 1 x front panel header
  7. 1 x CPU fan header
  8. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
  9. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s
  10. 1 x SPDIF out
  11. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
  2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
  3. 1 x D-Sub
  4. 1 x serial port
  5. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
  6. 3 x Audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/MIC)
  7. 1 x RJ45 LAN
I/O Controller
  1. iTE IT8728
H/W Monitoring
  1. CPU/System fan speed control
    *Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
  2. CPU/System/Power fan failure warning
  3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
  4. CPU overheating warning
  5. System voltage detection
  6. CPU/System temperature detection
BIOS
  1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
  4. Supports DualBIOS™
Unique Features
  1. Support for EasyTune
    * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  2. Support for Cloud OC
  3. Support for ON/OFF Charge
  4. Auto Green
  5. Support for Smart 6™
  6. Support for Q-Share
  7. Xpress™ BIOS Rescue
  8. @BIOS™
  9. Xpress™ Recovery 2
  10. Xpress™ Install
  11. Download Center
  12. Q-Flash™
  13. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
  14. Support for TouchBIOS
Bundle Software
  1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
  1. Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
  1. ATX, 305mm x 190mm
Remark
  1. 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.
  2. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website
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