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Motherboard E7919 First Edition April Copyright 2013 ASUSTeK Computer INC. All Rights Reserved Contents Bios setup 11.111.2 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 H87M-PRO specifications summary LAN Intel H87 Express Chipset Marvell PCIe Sata 6.0 Gb/s controllerESATA ports at the back I/O Realtek ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio Codec Asus EZ DIY Manageability Package contents Installation tools and components Special features Product highlights DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design Asus Exclusive Features Asus Quiet Thermal Solution USB Bios Flashback Asus Q-ConnectorAsus Fan Xpert Asus Q-Shield Other special features DisplayPort SupportHdmi Support ErP Ready Motherboard overview Before you proceed Motherboard layout 21.3cm8.4in Layout contents Central Processing Unit CPU H87M-PRO CPU socket LGA1150 Recommended memory configurations System memory Memory configurations Expansion slots Slot No. Slot Description IRQ assignments for this motherboard X16 Onboard buttons and switches MemOK! button GPU Boost switch H87M-PRO GPU Boost switch Jumpers Clear RTC RAM 3-pin Clrtc Standby Power LED Onboard LEDs Internal connectors SATA6G5 SATA6G6 USB 3.0 connector 20-1 pin USB312 Digital audio connector 4-1 pin Spdifout USB 2.0 connectors 10-1 pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314 Mbps connection speed Front panel audio connector 10-1 pin Aafp Aafp H87M-PRO Fan connectors Serial port connectors 10-1 pin COM ATX power connectors 24-pin Eatxpwr 8-pin EATX12V EATX12V Eatxpwr System panel connector 20-8 pin Panel System power LED 2-pin PwrledATX 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 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly Dimm installation To remove a Dimm ATX Power connection Sata device connection Front I/O Connector To install the Asus Q-ConnectorTo install USB 2.0 connector To install USB 3.0 connector Expansion Card installation To install PCIe x16 cards To install PCIe x1 cards To use USB Bios Flashback Bios update utilityUSB Bios Flashback Motherboard rear and audio connections Rear I/O connection Audio I/O ports Audio I/O connectionsLAN ports LED indications Chapter Chapter Starting up for the first time Turning off the computerOne short beep VGA detected Chapter Bios setup Knowing Bios Bios setup program Entering Bios at startupEntering Bios Setup after Post Bios menu screen EZ Mode CPU/chassis fan speed Menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Advanced ModeMenu bar Configuration fields Menu itemsBack button Submenu items My Favorites Adding items to My Favorites Main menu Security Administrator Password User Password CPU Core Ratio Auto Asus MultiCore Enhancement EnabledAi Tweaker menu CPU bus speed Dram speed ratio mode Auto Min CPU Cache Ratio AutoMax CPU Cache Ratio Auto Memory Frequency Auto Dram Timing Control EPU Power Saving Mode DisabledGPU Boost As Is Dram Write to Read Delay Auto Dram CKE Minimum pulse width AutoDram CAS# Write to Latency Auto RTL IOL control MRC Fast Boot Auto Channel a Dimm Control Enable BotChannel B Dimm Control Enable Bot Scrambler Setting Optimized Manual Adjustment Fast CPU Power Management Power Decay Mode Auto Idle Power-in Response AutoIdle Power-out Response Auto Power Current Slope Auto Extreme OV Disabled Additional Turbo Mode CPU Core Voltage AutoCPU Core Voltage Auto CPU Graphics Voltage Auto Additional Turbo Mode CPU Graphics Voltage Auto CPU Cache Voltage AutoCPU Graphics Voltage Offset CPU Cache Voltage Override Auto CPU System Agent Voltage Offset Mode Sign + CPU Analog I/O Voltage Offset Mode Sign +CPU Digital I/O Voltage Offset Mode Sign + Svid Support Auto Dram Voltage Auto PCH VLX Voltage AutoPCH Voltage Auto Dram Ctrl REF Voltage Auto Advanced menu CPU Configuration Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor EnabledHyper-threading Enabled Disabled Disables the CPU thermal monitor function Limit Cpuid Maximum Disabled Execute Disable Bit EnabledIntel Virtualization Technology Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Enhanced C1 state Enabled CPU C3 Report EnabledCPU C6 Report Enabled C6 Latency Short PCH Configuration PCI Express ConfigurationIntel Rapid Start Technology Disabled Entry After Sata Configuration Intel Smart Connect Technology Isct Support DisabledHybrid Hard Disk Support Disabled Active Memory Threshold Sata Mode Selection Ahci IDE Legacy / Native Mode Selection NativeA.R.T. Status Check Enabled Hot Plug Disabled SATA6G1 ~ SATA6G6 Yellow System Agent Configuration VT-d DisabledCPU Audio Device Enabled DVI Port Audio Disabled Memory Configuration DMI ConfigurationNB PCIe Configuration AMT Configuration Intel AMT EnabledBios Hotkey Pressed Enabled Un-configure ME Enabled USB Configuration Legacy USB Support EnabledIntel xHCI Mode Smart Auto Ehci Hand-off Disabled Native Aspm Disabled Platform Misc ConfigurationPCI Express Native Power Management Disabled Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Controller EnabledFront Panel Type HD Spdif Out Type Spdif PCI Express X162 slot Dark brown Bandwidth X2 mode Marvel Storage Controller EnabledMarvel Storage Oprom Enabled Marvel Storage Power SavingEnabled 9 APM Network Stack Network Stack DisabledIpv4/Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled CPU Temperature xxxºC/xxxºF Monitor menu CPU Fan Speed Low Limit 200 RPM CPU Q-Fan Control EnabledChassis1/2/3 Q-Fan Control Enabled Anti Surge Support Enabled Chassis1/2/3 Fan Speed Low Limit 600 RPM USB Support Partial Boot menuBoot Configuration Fast Boot Enabled Boot Logo Display Enabled Bootup NumLock State On Wait For ‘F1’ If Error EnabledOption ROM Messages Force Bios Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Secure Boot Install Default Secure Boot keysSave Secure Boot Keys Delete PK Delete the KEK Load KEK from FileAppend KEK from File Delete the db Boot Option Priorities Boot OverrideDelete the dbx Load dbx from File Asus O.C. Profile Tools menuAsus EZ Flash 2 Utility Asus SPD Information LabelSave to Profile Load from Profile Exit menu Updating Bios EZ Update To update the Bios using EZ Flash Asus EZ Flash To recover the Bios Asus CrashFree BiosRecovering the Bios Booting the system in DOS environment Asus Bios UpdaterBefore updating Bios Updating the Bios file To update the Bios file using Bios UpdaterAt 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 Installing Ai Suite Using AI SuiteSoftware information AI Suite DIGI+ VRM AI Suite 3 main menu bar 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 Using USB 3.0 Boost 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 Audio configurations Viewing the SPD information Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows 7/ Windows Local Administrator rights on the target machine Intel SBA supportPlatform requirements CPU and chipset requirements Chapter RAID configurations RAID definitions To install the Sata hard disks for a RAID configuration Installing Serial ATA hard disksSetting the RAID item in Bios Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility Main Menu Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set Are you sure you want to create this volume? Y/N Deleting a RAID set To delete a RAID set Creating a RAID driver disk Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OSTo exit the utility To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS Installing the RAID driver during Windows OS installation To install the RAID driver for Windows 7 or later OSCreating a RAID driver disk in Windows To create a RAID driver disk in Windows Appendices Federal Communications Commission Statement IC Canadian Compliance Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement RF Equipment Notices Asus contact information ASUSTeK Computer INCAsus Computer International America Asus Computer GmbH Germany and Austria EC Declaration of Conformity