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Warranty 1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that are raised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications. 2. The warranty is void if the product has been subject to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.
Safety Measures To avoid damage to the system: • Use the correct AC input voltage range. To reduce the risk of electric shock: • Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.
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Table of Content Copyright ..................................2 Trademarks ..................................2 FCC and DOC Statement On Class A ..........................2 Warranty ..................................3 Static Electricity Precautions ............................3 Safety Measures ................................4 Before Using the System Board ............................. 4 Table of Content ................................5 Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Main Feature ................................
1.1 Main Feature ATX System Board BNX-A61B is a standard ATX motherboard featuring Intel® H61 PCH chipset supports Intel® Gen-2/3 Core™ processor and two Dual Channel DDR3 DIMM slots up to 16GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600MHz SDRAM with Non-ECC support and integrated HD graphic controller.
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2.1 Before You Begin A stable and clean working environment are essential. Dust and dirt can get into components and cause a malfunction. Use containers to keep small components separated. Adequate lighting and proper tools can prevent you from accidentally damaging the internal components. Most of the procedures that follow require only a few simple tools, including the following: A Philips screwdriver ...
A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a cap. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT.
3.1 System Memory BNX-A61B has Intel® H61 chipset built-in, and supports dual channel non-ECC, un-buffered DDR3- 1066/1333/1600MHz memory modules. Two DIMM slots support up to 16GB Memory Capacity. 3.2 Installing Memory To install Memory 1. Open up the two side tabs on the slot.
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4. To remove the Memory modules, please push the tabs outwards, and the memory modules will be automatically disengaged.
3.3 Installing LGA1155 Intel® Core-i CPU, Heatsink, and Fan BNX-A77 supports Intel® LGA1155 Gen-2/3 Core-i Processor. For a reference list of supported processor, please refer to the specification section. The socket 1155 is formed up with sensitive arrays of pins, improper or careless installation may cause permanent harm to the socket pins.
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Step (B): Install the Processor 1. Hold the processor with your thumb and index finger as shown to align your fingers with the socket cutouts. 2. Make sure that the processor Pin#1 indicator (gold triangle) is aligned with the Pin#1 chamfer on the socket. 3.
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Step (D): Install a Heatsink Note: Heatsinks that come with boxed Intel® processors use pre-applied Thermal Interface Material (TIM) and do not need thermal grease. If a different heatsink is used, please refer to manufacturer’s instructions. 1. Place the heatsink onto the processor socket.
3.4 Adding Power Connectors BNX-A61B motherboard requires correct power plan to properly support Intel® LGA1155 Gen-2/3 Core-i Processor. Please add the 24-pin ATX Power Connector on the blue connector, and 4-pin 12Vdc Power Connector on the red connector. In case the 12Vdc Power Connector is not added, power supply will be triggered, but the motherboard would...
3.5 Adding PCIe/PCI Cards BNX-A61B motherboard comes with 3* PCIe Slots and 4* PCI Slots. Prior to add your expansion card onto these slots, please: (1) Identify the type of expansion card to be added. In the picture below: Color...
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3.6 Install a PCI Express Mini Card in the Full-Mini Card Slot The Full-Mini Card slot can only be used with a Full-sized PCI Express Mini Card. PCI Express Full-Mini Card Installation: (A) If a screw is found in the stand-off, please remove the screw. (B) Align the notch in the card with the socket key and insert the card at a slightly upward angle as shown.
About the BIOS The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup program is a menu driven utility that enables you to make changes to the system configuration and tailor your system to suit your individual work needs. It is a ROM-based configuration utility that displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with a tool to set system parameters.
4.1 Entering Setup When the system is powered on, the BIOS will initiate the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) routines. These routines perform various diagnostic checks. If an error is encountered, the error will be reported in one of two different ways: If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a series of beeps will be transmitted. ...
4.4 The Main Menu Figure 4-1: BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu The menu bar on the top of the first screen has the following submenus: Main: Basic system configuration. Advanced: Advanced system settings. Boot: System boot configuration. ...
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4.5 Advanced Menu In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, PCH Configuration, SATA Configuration, System Agent Configuration, USB Configuration, SIO GPIO, Onboard Devices Configuration, APM, and Network Stack. CPU Configuration Intel® Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] Enable/Disable CPU to throttling Hyper-threading [Enabled] Enable/Disable Hyper-Threading function.
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Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled] Enable/Disable Intel® Virtualization Technology. Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Enabled to turn on /off the Mid Level Cache (L2) streamer prefetcher. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Enabled to allow a hardware platform to perform adjacent cache line prefetching. PCH Configuration High Precision Timer [Enabled] Enabled/Disabled the High Precision Event Timer.
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Graphics Configuration Primary Display [Auto] Preset the primary boot device from [Auto] [iGPU] [PCIE] [PCI] iGPU Memory [Auto] Set the system memory size allocated to DVMT 5.0 used by iGPU from [Auto] [32M] [64M] [96M] [128M] ~ [448M] [480M] [512M] [1024M] Render Standby [Enabled] Enable Intel®...
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Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Controller [Enabled] Enable/Disable High Definition Audio Controller. Realtek LAN1 Controller [Enabled] Enable/Disable the Realtek LAN controller 1. Realtek LAN1 PXE OPROM [Disabled] Enable/Disable PXE OptionRom of the Realtek LAN controller 1. *This is only available when Realtek LAN1 Controller is enabled. Realtek LAN2 Controller [Enabled] Enable/Disable the Realtek LAN controller 2.
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RTC Alarm Date (Days) Select RTC alarm time (days). When set to zero, the RTC alarms every day. Use <+> and <-> keys to adjust the time. - Hour / - Minute / - Second Set the RTC alarm time. Use <+> and <-> keys to adjust the time. Network Stack Network Stack [Disabled] Enable/Disable UEFI network stack.
4.6 The Monitor Menu This section is used to monitor system temperature/power status, and change the fan settings. CPU Temperature / MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] Display CPU and motherboard temperatures. CPU / Chassis Fan Speed [xxxx RPM] Display the CPU and chassis fan speeds in (RPM). If no fan is connected, N/A is given. CPU Q-Fan Control [Enabled] Enable/Disable CPU Q-Fan control feature.
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Chassis Fan Profile [Standard] Set the appropriate performance level of the chassis fan. [Standard] Chassis fan speed is adjusted by the chassis temperature. [Silent] Minimize the chassis fan speed for the least noisy operation. [Turbo] Maximize chassis fan speed for the best performance. * This is available only when Chassis Q-Fan Control is enabled.
4.7 The Boot Menu Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Enable/Disable full screen logo display feature. Post Report [5 sec] Set the waiting time for the system to display post report, from [1 sec] ~ [10 sec], or [Until Press ESC] *This is available only when Full Screen Logo is disabled. Post Delay Time [3 sec] Set the POST Report delay time, from [0 sec] ~ [10 sec] Bootup NumLock State [On]...
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CSM (Compatibility Support Module) This option controls whether or not CSM (Compatibility Support Module) will be launched. Launch CSM [Enabled] Enable CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices, or the Windows UEFI mode. Disable CSM to fully support the Windows Security Update and Security Boot. Boot Device Control [UEFI and Legacy OpRom] [UEFI and Legacy OpRom] [Legacy OpRom only] [UEFI only] Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpRom first]...
4.8 The Tool Menu EZ Flash 2 Utility Run EZ Flash 2 for BIOS update. SPD Information DIMM Slot # [DIMM_A1] Displays the SPD information of the DIMM module installed on the selected slot.
4.9 The Exit Menu Load Optimized Defaults Use this (or press <F5>) to load the optimized default values, and a confirmation window will pop up. Select Yes at next confirm. Save Changes & Reset Use this (or press <F10>) to save all the changed values and exit BIOS setup menu, and a confirmation window will pop up.