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Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE Product Guide
Order Number: G23552-003
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Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE Product Guide Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE Product Guide Third release of the Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE Product Guide
Date January 2011 April 2011 March 2012
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Preface
This Product Guide gives information about board layout, component installation, BIOS update, and regulatory requirements for Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE.
Intended Audience
The Product Guide is intended for technically qualified personnel. It is not intended for general audiences.
Use Only for Intended Applications
All Intel Desktop Boards are evaluated as Information Technology Equipment (I.T.E.) for use in personal computers (PC) for installation in homes, offices, schools, computer rooms, and similar locations. The suitability of this product for other PC or embedded non-PC applications or other environments, such as medical, industrial, alarm systems, test equipment, etc. may not be supported without further evaluation by Intel.
Document Organization
The chapters in this Product Guide are arranged as follows: 1 Desktop Board Features: a summary of product features 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install
the Desktop Board and other hardware components 3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS A Error Messages and Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and beep
codes B Regulatory Compliance: describes the board’s adherence to safety standards and
EMC regulations and its product certifications
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
CAUTION Cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to hardware or loss of data. NOTE Notes call attention to important information.
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Terminology
The table below gives descriptions of some common terms used in the product guide.
Term
Description
GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes)
GHz
Gigahertz (one billion hertz)
KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes)
MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes)
Mb Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
MHz
Megahertz (one million hertz)
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Contents
1 Desktop Board Features
Supported Operating Systems..............................................................................11 Desktop Board Components.................................................................................12 Processor ..........................................................................................................14 Intel® H61 Express Chipset .................................................................................15 Main Memory.....................................................................................................15 Graphics Subsystem ...........................................................................................16
Integrated Graphics ....................................................................................16 Analog Display (VGA)...........................................................................16 Digital Visual Interface .........................................................................16
PCI Express* x16 Graphics ..........................................................................16 Audio Subsystem ....................................