Building your PC system, Motherboard installation

Chapter 2: Basic Installation	2
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
Basic Installation

2.1Building your PC system

2.1.1Motherboard installation

The diagrams in this section are for reference only. The motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps are the same for all models.

1.Install the ASUS Q-Shield to the chassis rear I/O panel.

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Asus H87M-PRO Building your PC system, Motherboard installation, Install the Asus Q-Shield to the chassis rear I/O panel

Contents

Motherboard Copyright 2013 ASUSTeK Computer INC. All Rights Reserved E7919 First Edition April Contents 11.1 Bios setup11.2 11.4 Appendices Software supportRAID support Operation safety Safety informationElectrical safety How this guide is organized Where to find more informationAbout this guide Bold text Conventions used in this guideTypography LAN H87M-PRO specifications summary Marvell PCIe Sata 6.0 Gb/s controller Intel H87 Express ChipsetESATA ports at the back I/O Realtek ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio Codec Asus EZ DIY Manageability Package contents Installation tools and components Product highlights Special features Asus Exclusive Features DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design Asus Quiet Thermal Solution Asus Q-Connector USB Bios FlashbackAsus Fan Xpert Asus Q-Shield DisplayPort Support Other special featuresHdmi Support ErP Ready Before you proceed Motherboard overview 21.3cm8.4in Motherboard layout Layout contents H87M-PRO CPU socket LGA1150 Central Processing Unit CPU System memory Recommended memory configurations Memory configurations Slot No. Slot Description Expansion slots X16 IRQ assignments for this motherboard MemOK! button Onboard buttons and switches H87M-PRO GPU Boost switch GPU Boost switch Clear RTC RAM 3-pin Clrtc Jumpers Onboard LEDs Standby Power LED SATA6G5 SATA6G6 Internal connectors Digital audio connector 4-1 pin Spdifout USB 3.0 connector 20-1 pin USB312 Mbps connection speed USB 2.0 connectors 10-1 pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314 Aafp Front panel audio connector 10-1 pin Aafp H87M-PRO Fan connectors Serial port connectors 10-1 pin COM EATX12V Eatxpwr ATX power connectors 24-pin Eatxpwr 8-pin EATX12V System power LED 2-pin Pwrled System panel connector 20-8 pin PanelATX power button/soft-off button 2-pin Pwrsw Reset button 2-pin Reset Chapter Building your PC system Motherboard installationInstall the Asus Q-Shield to the chassis rear I/O panel Basic Installation H87M-PRO CPU installation To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly To remove a Dimm Dimm installation ATX Power connection Sata device connection To install the Asus Q-Connector Front I/O ConnectorTo install USB 2.0 connector To install USB 3.0 connector To install PCIe x16 cards To install PCIe x1 cards Expansion Card installation To use USB Bios Flashback Bios update utilityUSB Bios Flashback Rear I/O connection Motherboard rear and audio connections Audio I/O ports Audio I/O connectionsLAN ports LED indications Chapter Chapter Turning off the computer Starting up for the first timeOne short beep VGA detected Chapter Knowing Bios Bios setup Entering Bios at startup Bios setup programEntering Bios Setup after Post Bios menu screen CPU/chassis fan speed EZ Mode Menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Advanced ModeMenu bar Menu items Configuration fieldsBack button Submenu items Adding items to My Favorites My Favorites Security Main menu User Password Administrator Password CPU Core Ratio Auto Asus MultiCore Enhancement EnabledAi Tweaker menu Min CPU Cache Ratio Auto CPU bus speed Dram speed ratio mode AutoMax CPU Cache Ratio Auto Memory Frequency Auto Dram Timing Control EPU Power Saving Mode DisabledGPU Boost As Is Dram CKE Minimum pulse width Auto Dram Write to Read Delay AutoDram CAS# Write to Latency Auto RTL IOL control Channel a Dimm Control Enable Bot MRC Fast Boot AutoChannel B Dimm Control Enable Bot Scrambler Setting Optimized Manual Adjustment Fast CPU Power Management Idle Power-in Response Auto Power Decay Mode AutoIdle Power-out Response Auto Power Current Slope Auto Additional Turbo Mode CPU Core Voltage Auto Extreme OV DisabledCPU Core Voltage Auto CPU Graphics Voltage Auto CPU Cache Voltage Auto Additional Turbo Mode CPU Graphics Voltage AutoCPU Graphics Voltage Offset CPU Cache Voltage Override Auto CPU Analog I/O Voltage Offset Mode Sign + CPU System Agent Voltage Offset Mode Sign +CPU Digital I/O Voltage Offset Mode Sign + Svid Support Auto PCH VLX Voltage Auto Dram Voltage AutoPCH Voltage Auto Dram Ctrl REF Voltage Auto Advanced menu Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor Enabled CPU ConfigurationHyper-threading Enabled Disabled Disables the CPU thermal monitor function Execute Disable Bit Enabled Limit Cpuid Maximum DisabledIntel Virtualization Technology Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled CPU C3 Report Enabled Enhanced C1 state EnabledCPU C6 Report Enabled C6 Latency Short PCI Express Configuration PCH ConfigurationIntel Rapid Start Technology Disabled Entry After Intel Smart Connect Technology Isct Support Disabled Sata ConfigurationHybrid Hard Disk Support Disabled Active Memory Threshold IDE Legacy / Native Mode Selection Native Sata Mode Selection AhciA.R.T. Status Check Enabled Hot Plug Disabled SATA6G1 ~ SATA6G6 Yellow VT-d Disabled System Agent ConfigurationCPU Audio Device Enabled DVI Port Audio Disabled Memory Configuration DMI ConfigurationNB PCIe Configuration Intel AMT Enabled AMT ConfigurationBios Hotkey Pressed Enabled Un-configure ME Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB ConfigurationIntel xHCI Mode Smart Auto Ehci Hand-off Disabled Native Aspm Disabled Platform Misc ConfigurationPCI Express Native Power Management Disabled HD Audio Controller Enabled Onboard Devices ConfigurationFront Panel Type HD Spdif Out Type Spdif Marvel Storage Controller Enabled PCI Express X162 slot Dark brown Bandwidth X2 modeMarvel Storage Oprom Enabled Marvel Storage Power SavingEnabled 9 APM Network Stack Network Stack DisabledIpv4/Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled Monitor menu CPU Temperature xxxºC/xxxºF CPU Fan Speed Low Limit 200 RPM CPU Q-Fan Control EnabledChassis1/2/3 Q-Fan Control Enabled Chassis1/2/3 Fan Speed Low Limit 600 RPM Anti Surge Support Enabled USB Support Partial Boot menuBoot Configuration Fast Boot Enabled Boot Logo Display Enabled Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Enabled Bootup NumLock State OnOption ROM Messages Force Bios Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Install Default Secure Boot keys Secure BootSave Secure Boot Keys Delete PK Load KEK from File Delete the KEKAppend KEK from File Delete the db Boot Override Boot Option PrioritiesDelete the dbx Load dbx from File Asus O.C. Profile Tools menuAsus EZ Flash 2 Utility Label Asus SPD InformationSave to Profile Load from Profile Exit menu EZ Update Updating Bios Asus EZ Flash To update the Bios using EZ Flash To recover the Bios Asus CrashFree BiosRecovering the Bios Booting the system in DOS environment Asus Bios UpdaterBefore updating Bios To update the Bios file using Bios Updater Updating the Bios fileAt the FreeDOS prompt, type bupdater /pc /g and press Enter Bios Updater screen appears as below Chapter Running the support DVD Installing an operating systemSupport DVD information Obtaining the software manuals Using AI Suite Installing Ai SuiteSoftware information AI Suite AI Suite 3 main menu bar DIGI+ VRM CPU Load-line Calibration 3 EPU CPU Frequency Using TurboV EVOTurboV EVO GPU Boost Auto TuningVoltage Fan Xpert Customizing the fan settingsSmart Mode RPM Mode USB 3.0 Boost Using USB 3.0 Boost EZ Profile screen Network iControlEZ Start screen To download the updated Bios Scheduling the Bios downloadDownloading the updated Bios EZ Update USB Charger+ Viewing the CPU information System InformationViewing the motherboard information Viewing the SPD information Audio configurations Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows 7/ Windows Intel SBA support Local Administrator rights on the target machinePlatform requirements CPU and chipset requirements Chapter RAID definitions RAID configurations To install the Sata hard disks for a RAID configuration Installing Serial ATA hard disksSetting the RAID item in Bios Main Menu Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To create a RAID set Creating a RAID set Are you sure you want to create this volume? Y/N To delete a RAID set Deleting a RAID set Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS Creating a RAID driver diskTo exit the utility To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To install the RAID driver for Windows 7 or later OS Installing the RAID driver during Windows OS installationCreating a RAID driver disk in Windows To create a RAID driver disk in Windows Federal Communications Commission Statement Appendices Canadian Department of Communications Statement IC Canadian Compliance Statement RF Equipment Notices ASUSTeK Computer INC Asus contact informationAsus Computer International America Asus Computer GmbH Germany and Austria EC Declaration of Conformity

Asus H87M-PRO manual Building your PC system, Motherboard installation

Models: H87M-PRO

Basic Installation

2.1Building your PC system

2.1.1Motherboard installation

1.Install the ASUS Q-Shield to the chassis rear I/O panel.

Chapter 2