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B85-PLUS manual
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B85-PLUS
Motherboard
Contents
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Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
BIOS information
Appendices
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
Package contents
B85-PLUSspecifications summary
ASUS 5X Protection
ASUS Dig+VRM
ASUS DRAM Fuse
ASUS ESD Guards
ASUS All 5K-HourSolid Capacitors
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1.2.1Placement direction
1.2.2Screw holes
1.2.3Motherboard layout
1.2.4Layout contents
1.3.1Installing the CPU
1.3.2CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
1.4.1Overview
1.4.2Memory configurations
1.4.3Installing a DIMM
Removing a DIMM
1.5.1Installing an expansion card
1.5.2Configuring an expansion card
1.5.3PCI slots
1.5.3PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
1.5.4PCI Express x16 slots
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.7.1Rear panel connectors
PS/2 mouse port (green)
Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port
LAN
(RJ-45)
port
1.7.2Internal connectors
2.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V)
B85-PLUSATX power connectors
3.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
B85-PLUSDigital audio connector
4.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
B85-PLUSFront panel audio connector
5.USB 2.0 connectors (10-1pin USB1112, USB1314)
B85-PLUSUSB2.0 connectors
6.USB 3.0 connector (20-1pin USB3_12)
B85-PLUSUSB3.0 Front panel connector
7.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 4-pinCHA_FAN1/2)
B85-PLUSFan connectors
8.Intel® B85 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connector (7-pinSATA6G_1~4 [yellow])
B85-PLUSIntel® SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
9.Intel® B85 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA_5~6 [dark brown])
B85-PLUSIntel® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
9.System panel connector (10-1pin PANEL)
B85-PLUSSystem panel connector
•System power LED (2-pinPWR_LED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinHDD_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
1.8Onboard LEDs
1.Standby Power LED
B85-PLUSOnboard LED
1.9.1Installing an operating system
1.9.2Support DVD information
To run the Support DVD
1.9.3Intel® SBA support
Platform requirements:
CPU and chipsets requirements:
2.1.1EZ Update
2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash
2.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS
2.1.4ASUS BIOS Updater
Before updating BIOS
Booting the system to a DOS environment
Updating the BIOS file
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Entering BIOS Setup at startup
Entering BIOS Setup after POST
BIOS menu screen
EZ Mode
Advanced Mode
Menu bar
Menu items
Back button
Submenu items
Pop-upwindow
Scroll bar
Navigation keys
General help
Configuration fields
2.4.1System Language [English]
2.4.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
2.4.3System Time [xx:xx:xx]
2.4.4Security
Administrator Password
User Password
User Password
Not Installed
2.5Ai Tweaker menu
Target CPU Turbo-ModeSpeed : xxxxMHz
Target DRAM Speed : xxxxMHz
Target Cache Speed : xxxxMHz
Target DMI/PEG Clock : xxxxMHz
2.5.1Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]
2.5.2ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Enabled]
2.5.3CPU Core Ratio [Auto]
2.5.4Min CPU Cache Ratio [Auto]
2.5.5Max CPU Cache Ratio [Auto]
2.5.6CPU bus speed : DRAM speed ratio mode [Auto]
2.5.7Memory Frequency [Auto]
2.5.8CPU Graphics Max. Ratio [Auto]
2.5.9GPU Boost [As is]
2.5.10EPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled]
2.5.11DRAM Timing Control
Secondary Timings
DRAM RAS# to RAS# Delay [Auto]
DRAM REF Cycle Time [Auto]
DRAM Refresh Interval [Auto]
DRAM WRITE Recovery Time [Auto]
tWRRD_dr [Auto]
tWRRD_dd [Auto]
tWRWR [Auto]
tWRWR_dr [Auto]
tWRWR_dd [Auto]
2.5.12DIGI+ VRM
CPU Load-LineCalibration [Auto]
CPU Fixed Frequency [XXX]
CPU Power Phase Control [Auto]
CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe]
2.5.13CPU Power Management
Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology [Enabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
2.5.14Extreme OV [Disabled]
2.5.15CPU Core Voltage [Auto]
CPU Core Voltage Override [Auto]
Offset Mode Sign [+]
Additional Turbo Mode CPU Core Voltage [Auto]
2.5.16CPU Cache Voltage [Auto]
CPU Cache Voltage Override [Auto]
Additional Turbo Mode CPU Cache Voltage [Auto]
Total Adaptive Mode CPU Cache Voltage [Auto]
2.5.17CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto]
CPU Graphics Voltage Override [Auto]
Additional Turbo Mode CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto]
Total Adaptive Mode CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto]
2.5.18CPU System Agent Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+]
2.5.19CPU Analog I/O Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+]
CPU Analog I/O Voltage Offset [Auto]
2.5.20CPU Digital I/O Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+]
CPU Digital I/O Voltage Offset [Auto]
2.5.21SVID Support [Auto]
2.5.24PCH VLX Voltage [Auto]
2.5.25PCH Voltage [Auto]
2.5.26DRAM CTRL REF Voltage [Auto]
2.5.27DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA [Auto]
2.5.28DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB [Auto]
2.6.1CPU Configuration
Intel® Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
Hyper-threading[Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Intel® Virtualization Technology [Disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]
Boot performance mode [Max Non-Tu...]
2.6.2PCH Configuration
PCI Express Configuration
Intel® Rapid Start Technology
Intel® Smart Connect Technology [Disabled]
2.6.3SATA Configuration
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled]
IDE Legacy / Native Mode Selection [Native]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
2.6.4System Agent Configuration
CPU Audio Device [Disabled]
DVI Port Audio [Disabled]
Graphics Configuration
DMI Configuration
2.6.5AMT Configuration
Intel® AMT [Enabled]
BIOS Hotkey Pressed [Disabled]
Un-ConfigureME [Disabled]
2.6.6USB Configuration
2.6.7Platform Misc Configuration
PCI Express Native Power Management [Disabled]
Native ASPM [Disabled]
2.6.8Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
2.6.9APM
Deep S4 [Disabled]
Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
2.6.10Network Stack
Network Stack [Disabled]
Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled]
Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled]
2.7.1CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
2.7.2CPU / Chassis Fan1/2 Speed [xxxx RPM] or [Ignore] / [N/A]
2.7.3CPU Input Voltage (VCCIN), 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
2.7.4CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled]
CPU Fan Speed Low Limit [200 RPM]
CPU Fan Profile [Standard]
2.7.5Chassis1/2 Q-FanControl [Enabled]
Chassis1/2 Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM]
2.7.6Anti Surge Support [Enabled]
2.8.1Fast Boot [Enabled]
USB Support [Partial Initialization]
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto]
Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled]
Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot]
2.8.2Boot Logo Display [Enabled]
Boot Logo Size Control [Auto]
POST Delay Time [3 sec]
Post Report [5 sec]
2.8.3Bootup NumLock State [On]
2.8.4Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]
2.8.5Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]
2.8.6Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
2.8.7Setup Mode [EZ Mode]
2.8.8CSM (Compatibility Support Module)
2.8.9Secure Boot
OS Type [Windows UE...]
Key Management
KEK Management
Delete the KEK
Load KEK from File
Append KEK from file
DB Management
2.8.10Boot Option Priorities
2.8.11Boot Override
2.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
2.9.2ASUS O.C. Profile
Save to Profile
Load from Profile
2.9.3ASUS SPD Information
Load Optimized Defaults
Save Changes & Reset
Discard Changes & Exit
ASUS EZ Mode
Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device
Federal Communications Commission Statement
IC: Canadian Compliance Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement
VCCI Class B Statement
KC: Korea Warning Statement
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