Asus P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 User Manual

2-4 ASUS P8H61-M LX R2.0
2.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update the BIOS in a DOS environment. This utility
also allows you to copy the current BIOS le as a backup when the BIOS fails or gets
corrupted during the updating process.
The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screens may not be
the same as shown here.
Before updating BIOS
1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB ash drive formatted using FAT32/
FAT16 on a single partition.
2. Download the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at
http://support.asus.com and save them on the USB ash drive.
NTFS is not supported in a DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS le and BIOS Updater
to a hard disk drive or USB ash drive formatted using NTFS.
3. Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).
Booting the system in DOS environment
1. Insert the USB ash drive with the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater to the USB port.
2. Boot your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to show the BIOS
Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and select the
optical drive as the boot device.
Welcome to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)!
C:\>d:
D:\>
3. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by
pressing the item number.
4. At the FreeDOS prompt, type d: and press <Enter> to change the disk from
Drive C (optical drive) to Drive D (USB ash drive).
Please select boot device:
SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Enter Setup
 ↑and ↓ to move selection
ENTER to select boot device
ESC to boot using defaults

Asus P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 Specifications

General

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, 1866, 2000, 2133, 2200 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
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.
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels
PCI Express x1 slots	3
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	183 mm
Width	244 mm