Asus P8H61-MX R2.0 User Manual

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2.5.3 SATA Conguration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The
SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA
port.
SATA Mode Selection [IDE Mode]
Allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[IDE Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives
as Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI Mode] Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use
the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the
onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that
increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the
drive to internally optimize the order of commands.
[Disabled] Disables the SATA function.
Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology
ISCT Conguration [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the ISCT conguration. Conguration options: [Enabled]
[Disabled]
2.5.4 System Agent Conguration
Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]
[Enabled] Allow you to enable remapping the memory above 4GB.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When
read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning
messages during the POST. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
• Due to H61 Chipset limitation, AHCI Mode only works on Windows
®
Vista / Windows
®
7.
Please use IDE Mode on Windows
®
XP.
• [IDE] is the default SATA Mode Selection. Under Windows
®
XP, there is no need to
change the SATA Mode.
Hot Plug [Disabled]
This item only appears when you set the SATA Mode Selection item to [AHCI] and allows
you to enable or disable the hot-plug support for each SATA port. Conguration options:
[Enabled] [Disabled]

Asus P8H61-MX R2.0 Specifications

General

ECC	No
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, 2000, 2133, 2200 MHz
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
Headphone outputs	3
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Audio chip	VIA VT1708S
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II
Graphics card	HD Graphics
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16
Special features	2 x Thunderbolt
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111F
Networking features	Gigabit LAN
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	183 mm
Width	244 mm