Teal/Purple ports for legacy keyboards and mice.
The Acer H61H2-AD is a micro-ATX motherboard built on the Intel H61 Express chipset. It was widely used in Acer desktop series like the Aspire M1935, X1935, and Veriton models. Because this board was primarily manufactured as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) component by ECS (Elitegroup Computer Systems) for Acer, finding a official, standalone retail manual can be challenging.
One of the most practical sections of the manual covers the and connector pinouts. Unlike retail motherboards from brands like ASUS or MSI, OEM boards like the Acer H61H2-AD often feature proprietary or non-standard layouts for power buttons, LEDs, and USB ports. The manual provides the necessary diagrams to ensure that: Power and Reset switches are correctly oriented. SATA ports are identified for proper boot drive priority.
The H61H2-AD supports a wide range of Sandy Bridge (2nd Gen) and Ivy Bridge (3rd Gen) processors: i7-2600, i7-3770. Core i5: i5-2300, i5-2400, i5-3450, i5-3570. Core i3: i3-2100, i3-3220. Pentium/Celeron: G620, G850, G1610. Front Panel Header Pinout (F_PANEL)
If you are upgrading from a 2nd-gen CPU (e.g., Core i5-2400) to a 3rd-gen CPU (e.g., Core i5-3470), you must update the BIOS to the latest version while the 2nd-gen CPU is still installed. Otherwise, the board will not POST with the newer processor.
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Turn off the computer and unplug the power cable from the wall. Open the side panel of your PC case.