Asus P8H77-M LE 1.6.1Installing the CPU

1.6.1Installing the CPU

The LGA1156 CPU is incompatible with the LGA1155 socket. DO NOT install a LGA1156 CPU on the LGA1155 socket.

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Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS information Appendices Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Typography Bold text P8H77-MLE specifications summary Chipset Memory Graphics Expansion slots Rear panel ports BIOS features Manageability Accessories Support DVD Page 1.3.1Product highlights Intel® H77 Express Chipset Dual-ChannelDDR3 1600 / 1333 / 1066MHz support Native SATA 6.0 Gb/s support Complete USB 3.0 Integration HDMI Support 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features ASUS UEFI BIOS ASUS DIGI+ VRM USB 3.0 Boost GPU Boost MemOK AI Suite ASUS Anti-SurgeProtection 1.3.3Other special features LucidLogix Virtu MVP 1.4Before you proceed 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3Motherboard layout 1.5.4Layout contents 1.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) P8H77-MLE CPU socket LGA1155 1.6.1Installing the CPU Page 1.6.2CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations P8H77-MLE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1866MHz capability DDR3-1600MHz capability DDR3-1600MHz capability (continued) DDR3-1333MHz capability DDR3-1333MHz capability (continued) DDR3-1066MHz capability 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3PCI slot 1.8.4PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.5PCI Express x4 slot 1.8.6PCI Express x16 slot IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.10.1Rear panel connectors Line In port (light blue) Line Out port (lime) Microphone port (pink) Audio 2, 4, 6, 8-channelconfiguration USB 2.0 ports 1 and 1.10.2Internal connectors 3.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V) P8H77-MLE ATX power connectors 4.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN) P8H77-MLE fan connectors 5. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) P8H77-MLE Chassis intrusion connector 6.System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL) P8H77-MLE System panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin+HDLED) •Reset button (2-pinRESET) 8.Intel® H77 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA3G_1~4 [blue]) P8H77-MLE Intel® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors 9.USB 2.0 connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910) P8H77-MLE USB2.0 connector 10.Intel® H77 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA6G_1/2 [gray]) P8H77-MLE Intel® SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors 11.USB 3.0 connector (20-1pin USB3_34) P8H77-MLE USB3.0 front panel connector MemOK! switch 1.12Onboard LEDs 1.Standby Power LED P8H77-MLE Onboard LED 2.DRAM LED P8H77-MLE DRAM LED 1.13.1Installing an operating system 1.13.2Support DVD information To run the Support DVD 2.1.1ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS 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 in DOS environment Updating the BIOS file Entering BIOS Setup at startup Entering BIOS Setup after POST BIOS menu screen EZ Mode Advanced Mode Menu items Back button Submenu items Pop-upwindow Scroll bar Navigation keys General help Configuration fields 2.3.1System Language [English] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.4Security Administrator Password User Password 2.4.1CPU bus speed : DRAM speed ratio mode [Auto] 2.4.2Memory Frequency [Auto] 2.4.3iGPU Max. Frequency [Auto] 2.4.4EPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled] EPU Setting [Auto] 2.4.5GPU Boost [OK] 2.4.8DIGI+ VRM CPU Load-LineCalibration [Auto] CPU Fixed Frequency [xxx] CPU Power Phase Control [Standard] Manual Adjustment [Medium] 2.4.9CPU Voltage [Offset Mode] CPU Offset Mode Sign [+] CPU Manual Voltage [Auto] 2.4.10iGPU Voltage [Offset Mode] iGPU Offset Mode Sign [+] iGPU Manual Voltage [Auto] 2.4.11DRAM Voltage [Auto] 2.4.12VCCSA Voltage [Auto] 2.4.14CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] 2.5.1CPU 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] 2.5.2PCH Configuration High Precision Timer [Enabled] Intel® Rapid Start Technology [Disabled] Intel® Smart Connect Technology [Disabled] 2.5.3SATA Configuration 2.5.4System Agent Configuration Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Graphics Configuration NB PCIe Configuration 2.5.5USB Configuration 2.5.6Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Controller [Enabled] Front Panel Type [HD] SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF] Realtek LAN Controller [Enabled] 2.5.8Network Stack Network Stack [Disable Link] Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled] 2.6Monitor menu 2.6.2CPU / Chassis Fan Speed [xxxx RPM] or [Ignore] / [N/A] 2.6.3CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 2.6.4CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled] CPU Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] 2.6.5Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] Chassis Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] 2.6.6Anti Surge Support [Enabled] 2.7.1Bootup NumLock State [On] 2.7.2Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Post Report [5 sec] 2.7.3Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] 2.7.4Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] 2.7.5Setup Mode [EZ Mode] 2.7.6UEFI/Legacy Boot [Enabled both UEFI and Legacy] 2.7.7PCI ROM Priority [Legacy ROM] 2.7.8Boot Option Priorities 2.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 2.8.2ASUS O.C. 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