H61M-VS4 specification sheet

Features:

Fast Boot
With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less than 1.5 seconds* to logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! The speedy boot will completely change your user experience and behavior.

Restart to UEFI
Fast Boot is so fast that it is impossible for users to enter the UEFI setup utility during POST. Therefore, ASRock Restart to UEFI technology allows users to easily enter the UEFI setup utility automatically when turning on the PC next time. It is designed for those who constantly need to enter the UEFI setup utility.

Dehumidifier
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling “Dehumidifier Function”. When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5 state.

Google Chrome Browser & Toolbar
Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Google Toolbar is designed to help you find what you're looking for quickly and discover new things along the way. Now ASRock has both Chrome and Google Toolbar bundled with our motherboards so users may enjoy better internet surfing experiences.

ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Fast, Easy and Free – ASRock OMG technology allows you to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times. Administrators are able to schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. Normally, ISPs (Internet Service Provider) will charge for internet curfew service, which controls “all” the PCs connected at home. However, ASRock OMG is a free tool for controlling internet access of each single PC. Parents can easily control internet access through the BIOS setup to protect their kids from using the Internet at inappropriate times, and meanwhile, enjoy their own internet space.

Internet Flash
Updating the UEFI is easier than ever with ASRock Internet Flash! Simply by a few clicks it searches for available UEFI firmware updates from ASRock's servers, then it automatically downloads and flashes the latest UEFI file within the UEFI setup utility without having to enter Windows OS.

Intel Smart Connect Technology
Intel Smart Connect Technology keeps content always up-to-date! It means that your email, favorite apps, and social networks are continually and automatically updated even when the system is asleep. Smart Connect will periodically wake up the PC while in a sleep state and check updates for things like email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. No more waiting for the latest world news or friends’ updates to be delivered—just enable this function and you’re up-to-date and ready to go.

Intel Rapid Start Technology
Intel Rapid Start Technology gets your device up and running faster from even the deepest sleep, saving time and battery life. It quickly returns where you left off with a PC that goes from deep-sleep to full awake in a flash. The ultra-responsive capability gives your device the power to quickly resume to Windows 7 OS within few seconds and ensures ultra-low power consumption when on standby. With Intel Rapid Start Technology, users can jump right back into everything they were doing!

Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals
Intel HD Graphics, simplifies your designs by eliminating additional discrete graphics hardware, while integrating stunning visuals and performance for immersive gaming.

Note: Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals is supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

Next-Gen PCI-E 3.0 Support
This ASRock motherboard supports the Next-Gen PCI-E 3.0! PCI Express 3.0 can maximize the bandwidth of the next-gen PCI Express 3.0 VGA cards, thus providing ultimate graphics performance.

• Get PCI-E 3.0 Benefits
• Higher bit rate - 8.0GT/s
• Higher bandwidth per lane - 1GB/s
• Higher efficiency - 98.5% encoding efficiency
• 100% backward compatible with previous PCI-E 2.0 / 1.0 standard 
• PCI-E architecture
• Raw bit rate
• Bandwidth per lane per direction
• Encoding Efficiency

Crashless BIOS
ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note that BIOS files need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0 ports support this feature.

C.C.O. (Combo Cooler Option)
C.C.O. provides the flexible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775*, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.

Specifications:

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Specifications
Product Code	H61M-VS4
General
CPU	Supports 3 and 2 Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon / Pentium / Celeron in LGA1155 Package
	Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
	Supports Intel K-Series CPU
	Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipset	Intel H61
	Supports Intel Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology
	*Intel Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology are only supported under Windows 7 OS or later versions.
Memory	Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
	2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
	Supports DDR3 1600 / 1333 / 1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
	Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB*
	Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU
	*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
	**DDR3 1600 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU, DDR3 1333 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU.
BIOS	32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
	Supports "Plug and Play"
	ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
	Supports jumperfree
	SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
Audio, Video and Networking
Graphics	Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video 2.0, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics 2500 / 4000 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU
	Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel HD Graphics 2000 / 3000, Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU
	Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU. Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU.
	Max. shared memory 1760MB with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU. Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU.
	Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz
	*Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
	**Intel InTru 3D is only supported under Windows 7 and Windows 7 x64.
Audio	5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
LAN	Realtek PCIE x1 LAN 8105E
	Speed: 10 / 100 Ethernet
	Supports Wake-On-LAN
	Supports PXE
Expansion / Connectivity
Slots	1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)
	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
	*PCIe Gen3 is supported on 3 Generation of Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs.
Storage	4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb / s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
Connector	1 x IR header
	1 x Power LED header
	1 x Chassis Intrusion header
	1 x LPC / TPM header
	1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
	1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)
	1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
	1 x 4 pin 12V power connector
	1 x Front panel audio connector
	1 x SPDIF Out connector
	2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
Rear Panel I / O	I / O Panel
	1 x PS / 2 Mouse Port
	1 x PS / 2 Keyboard Port
	1 x D-Sub Port
	4 x USB 2.0 Ports
	1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED)
	HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Other Features / Miscellaneous
Unique Feature	ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
	ASRock Instant Boot
	ASRock Instant Flash
	ASRock APP Charger
	ASRock XFast USB
	ASRock XFast LAN
	ASRock XFast RAM
	ASRock Crashless BIOS
	ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
	ASRock Internet Flash
	ASRock Dehumidifier Function
	ASRock Fast Boot
	ASRock Restart to UEFI
	Hybrid Booster:
	ASRock U-COP
	Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
	Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
	Good Night LED
Support CD	Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
Accessories	Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield
	2 x SATA Data Cables
Hardware Monitor	CPU / Chassis Temperature Sensing
	CPU / Chassis Fan Tachometer
	CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)
	CPU / Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
	CASE OPEN detection
	Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
Form Factor	Micro ATX Form Factor
	Solid Capacitor for CPU power
OS	Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista 32-bit / Vista 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit
	*Windows 8.1 is supported with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU for onboard VGA.
Certifications	FCC, CE, WHQL