Asus H81IPLUS 28

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Page Page Product introduction 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 H81I-PLUSspecifications summary Intel® H81 Express Chipset: ASUS Digital Power Design ASUS ESD Guards ASUS High-Quality 5K-HourSolid Capacitors ASUS Stainless Steel Back I/O ASUS Exclusive Features: Page 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 1.4.4Removing a DIMM 1.5.1Installing an expansion card 1.5.2Configuring an expansion card 1.5.3PCI Express x16 slot IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.6Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC) H81I-PLUSClear RTC RAM To erase the RTC RAM: Del 1.7.1Rear panel connectors Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1-channelconfiguration 1.7.2Internal connectors 3.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN and 4-pinCHA_FAN) 4.Intel® H81 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connector (7-pinSATA6G_1~2 [yellow]) H81I-PLUSSATA 6.0Gb/s connectors 5.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) H81I-PLUSATX power connectors 6.Speaker connector (4-pinSPEAKER) H81I-PLUSSpeaker Out Connector 7.USB 2.0 connectors (10-1pin USB910, USB1112) 8.USB 3.0 connector (20-1pin USB3_12) H81I-PLUSUSB3.0 Front panel connector 9.System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL) H81I-PLUSSystem panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPWR_LED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinHDD_LED) •Reset button (2-pinRESET) 10.Intel® H81 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA3G 1~2 [brown]) 1.8Onboard LEDs 1.Standby Power LED H81I-PLUSOnboard LED 1.9.1Installing an operating system 1.9.2Support DVD information To run the Support DVD Page 2.1.1EZ Update 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS Recovering the BIOS 2.1.4ASUS BIOS Updater Before updating BIOS Booting the system to a DOS environment Updating the BIOS file Page 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 Adding items to My Favorites 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 2.5Ai Tweaker menu Target CPU Turbo-ModeSpeed : xxxxMHz Target DRAM Speed : xxxxMHz Target Cache Speed : xxxxMHz Target DMI/PEG Clock : xxxxMHz 2.5.1ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Auto] 2.5.2CPU Core Ratio [Auto] 2.5.3Min CPU Cache Ratio [Auto] 2.5.4Max CPU Cache Ratio [Auto] 2.5.5BCLK Frequency : DRAM Frequency Ratio [Auto] 2.5.6DRAM Frequency [Auto] 2.5.7Max. CPU Graphics Ratio [Auto] 2.5.9EPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled] 2.5.10DRAM Timing Control DRAM CAS# Write Latency [Auto] RTL IOL control DRAM RTL initial Value [Auto] DRAM RTL (CHA) [Auto] DRAM RTL (CHB) [Auto] 2.5.11DIGI+ VRM CPU Load-LineCalibration [Auto] CPU Fixed Frequency [XXX] CPU Power Phase Control [Standard] CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe] 2.5.12CPU Power Management Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Turbo Mode [Enabled] CPU Integrated VR Current Limit [Auto] CPU Internal Power Switching Frequency Frequency Tuning Mode [Auto] CPU Internal Power Fault Control Thermal Feedback [Auto] 2.5.13CPU Core Voltage [Auto] CPU Core Voltage Override [Auto] Offset Mode Sign [+] 2.5.14CPU Cache Voltage [Auto] CPU Cache Voltage Override [Auto] 2.5.15CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto] CPU Graphics Voltage Override [Auto] Additional Turbo Mode CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto] Total Adaptive Mode CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto] 2.5.16CPU System Agent Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+] 2.5.18CPU Digital I/O Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+] CPU Digital I/O Voltage Offset [Auto] 2.5.19SVID Control [Auto] 2.5.20CPU Input Voltage (VCCIN) [Auto] 2.5.21DRAM Voltage [Auto] 2.6.1CPU Configuration Intel® Adaptive Thermal Monitor [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] 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 [Auto] IDE Legacy / Native Mode Selection [Native] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] 2.6.4System Agent Configuration VT-d[Disabled] CPU Audio Devices [Enabled] DVI Port Audio [Disabled] Graphics Configuration 2.6.5USB Configuration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Intel xHCI Mode [Smart Auto] EHCI Hand-off[Disabled] USB Single Port Control 2.6.6Platform Misc Configuration PCI Express Native Power Management [Disabled] Native ASPM [Disabled] 2.6.7Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Controller [Enabled] 2.6.8APM Deep S4 [Disabled] Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By PCIE [Disabled] Power On By RTC [Disabled] 2.6.9Network Stack Configuration Network Stack [Disabled] Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled] 2.7.1CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] 2.7.2CPU / Chassis Fan 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] 2.7.5Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] Chassis Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] Chassis Fan Profile [Standard] 2.7.6Anti Surge Support [Enabled] 2.8.1Fast Boot [Enabled] SATA Support [All Devices] USB Support [Partial In...] PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto] 2.8.2Boot Logo Display [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] 2.8.9Secure 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 Label Save to Profile Load from Profile 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 REACH ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EC Declaration of Conformity