GIGABYTE H61M-DS2 LGA1155 2x DDR3-1333 4x SATA Micro ATX Motherboard

Product Specifications

GIGABYTE® H61M-DS2: H61 Express Chipset: Socket LGA1155, 2.5GT/s DMI, Supports: 2nd Generation Pentium, Core i3, i5, i7 LGA1155, 2x DDR3-1333 Slots (Dual Channel - 8GB Max), 4x SATA2, 10x USB 2.0 (6 On Back Panel, 4x By Cable), Intel HD Graphics (On CPU), 1x PCI Express x16, 3x PCI Express x1 Slots, Realtek Gigabit LAN, Up To 7.1 Channel HD Audio, Graphics Requires Core i3-2xxx / Core i5-2xxx / Core i7-2xxx With Graphics Support  On The CPU - Please See Intel LGA 1155 CPU List, Rear IO Panel Display Ports Available: DVI-D Port, D-Sub Port, 4-Phase Power, Dual BIOS™, Dynamic Energy Saver 2, EasyTune, Gigabyte Smart6, AutoGreen, XHD, On/Off Charge

Product Range Features (Actual Product Features May Differ - Zaps)

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 4 Classic

Humidity Protection
Humidity can play havoc on a motherboard's circuitry.GIGABYTE's new Glass Fabric PCB design helps protect against electrical shorts due to humidity by reducing the gaps in spacing between PCB filaments.

Electrostatic Protection
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Classic motherboards feature High Resistance ICs which help protect the motherboard against electrostatic discharge.

Power Failure Protection
Permanent damage from power surge or failure during BIOS update, can be avoided with GIGABYTE DaulBIOS, which automatically enables a secondary, back up BIOS.
GIGABYTE also uses Anti-Surge ICs to protect the motherboard against power surges.

High Temperature Protection
GIGABYTE uses All Solid Caps (Capacitors) and Low RDS(on) MOSFETs which are rated to work at higher temperatures, providing up to 50,000* hour component lifespan.

Support Intel 22nm processors and PCI Express Gen.3

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 4 Classic motherboards support next generation Intel 22nm processors.

Support for PCI Express Gen.3
The GIGABYTE motherboard is fully configured to provide gamers with the latest Gen.3 PCI Express technology, delivering maximum data bandwidth for forthcoming discrete graphics cards.
*PCIe Gen. 3 is dependent on CPU and expansion card compatibility.
GIGABYTE Touch BIOS™ (Patent Pending)

An Innovative New Way to Modify BIOS Settings

Navigating through the BIOS to change system settings can be a daunting task for users not familiar with control “F”functions and mouse-less navigation. While some EFI BIOS try to address this with a mouse friendly environment, many implementations still lack a certain ease-of-use necessary for most people. With GIGABYTE Touch BIOS™, GIGABYTE engineers have completely re-imagined how users can interact with their BIOS, allowing for a more intuitive user experience. In fact, with a touch screen monitor, GIGABYTE Touch BIOS™ is as easy to use as most apps on your iPhone.

New 100% Hardware VRD 12 Compliant CPU Power Design

GIGABYTE 6 series motherboards incorporate an Intel® approved Intersil PWM controller that is VRD 12 (Voltage Regulator Down) compliant. This means that it offers new features that include SerialVID (SVID) which transfers power management information between the processor and voltage regulator controller, allowing more robust and efficient signaling control between the CPU and PWM controller – hence, delivering a more energy efficient platform.
Intel® HD Graphics Core 2000/3000 Enhanced Visual Features

Intel® Quick Sync Video
Intel® Quick Sync Video provides breakthrough media processing for incredibly fast editing and sharing.

Intel® InTru™ 3D
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors offer an outstanding Blu-Ray Stereo 3D experience in full high definition resolution (1080p) with HDMI 1.4.

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Increases the performance of Accelerated Floating Point and Vector Computing Intensive Applications with minimal power gains.

On/Off Charge Technology
GIGABYTE On/Off Charge technology allows you to charge your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch regardless of whether your PC is on, in standby mode or even off. A derivative of GIGABYTE's highly acclaimed 3x USB Power feature, On/Off Charge enables devices to draw more current from GIGABYTE motherboard USB ports than standard USB ports allow, so that charging from your PC can be as fast as with a charger...more
*Due to certain mobile phone limitations, users may need to connect the mobile phone to their PC before the PC enters S4/S5 mode to enable a quick charge from non On/Off Charge USB ports. Charging results may vary by model.
*Whether to support 3X USB power design, it may vary by models.
On/Off Charge Driver download

DualBIOS™ 3TB+ HDD Support (Hybrid EFI Technology)
Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website.
GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive.

Smart 6 – Smarter PC system Management

AutoGreen- Greening your PC via Bluetooth cellphone
AutoGreen technology can automatically save power by simply putting your PC in a state of sleep when your Bluetooth® cell phone is out of range of your computer.
Note: GIGABYTE motherboards do not include a Bluetooth® receiver; the addition of a 3rd party Bluetooth receiver is required.

ErP Lot 6 support
The ErP (also known as Energy-Related Products Directive) is part of the European Union's environmental regulations policy. It is based on concern for the environmental as the proliferation of electronic devices continues, and how to improve energy efficiency for a better and greener life. GIGABYTE supports ErP and produces motherboards that help you effectively improve system efficiency.

Product Range Specifications (Actual Product Specifications May Differ - Zaps)

CPU   

*  Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
*  L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Chipset   

*  Intel® H61 Express Chipset

Memory   

*  2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
*  * 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.
*  Dual channel memory architecture
*  Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
*  Support for non-ECC memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics    Chipset:

*  1 x D-Sub port

Audio   

*  Realtek audio codec
*  High Definition Audio
*  2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
*  * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.

LAN   

*  1 x Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots   

*  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
*  2 x PCI Express x1 slots
*  (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Storage Interface    Chipset:

*  4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

USB    Chipset:

*  Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors   

*  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
*  1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
*  4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
*  1 x CPU fan header
*  1 x system fan header
*  1 x front panel header
*  1 x front panel audio header
*  2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
*  1 x parallel port header
*  1 x serial port header
*  1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors   

*  1 x PS/2 keyboard port
*  1 x PS/2 mouse port
*  1 x D-Sub port
*  4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
*  1 x RJ-45 port
*  3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller   

*  iTE IT8728 chip

H/W Monitoring   

*  System voltage detection
*  CPU/System temperature detection
*  CPU/System fan speed detection
*  CPU fan speed control
*  * Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.

BIOS   

*  2 x 32 Mbit flash
*  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
*  Support for DualBIOS™
*  PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features   

*  Support for @BIOS
*  Support for Q-Flash
*  Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
*  Support for Download Center
*  Support for Xpress Install
*  Support for Xpress Recovery2
*  Support for EasyTune
*  * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
*  Support for Smart 6™
*  Support for Auto Green
*  Support for ON/OFF Charge
*  Support for Cloud OC
*  Support for 3TB+ Unlock
*  Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software   

*  Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System   

*  Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor   

*  Micro ATX Form Factor; 22.6cm x 17.4cm

Remark   

*  Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
*  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.