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P8H77-M PRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2250 MHz capability

Vendors	Part No.	Size	SS/	Chip	Chip NO.	Timing	Voltage	DIMM socket support
			DS	Brand				(Optional)
								1 DIMM	2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs
KINGMAX	KHX2250C9D3T1K2/4GX(XMP)	4GB (2x2GB)	DS	-	-	-	1.65V	•	•	•

P8H77-M PRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2200 MHz capability

Vendors	Part No.	Size	SS/	Chip	Chip NO.	Timing	Voltage	DIMM socket support
			DS	Brand				(Optional)
								1 DIMM	2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs
G.SKILL	F3-17600CL8D-4GBPS(XMP)	4GB	DS	-	-	8-8-8-24	1.65V
		(2X2GB)
GEIL	GET34GB2200C9DC(XMP)	2GB	DS	-	-	9-10-9-28	1.65V	•	•	•
GEIL	GET38GB2200C9ADC(XMP)	4GB	DS	-	-	9-11-9-28	1.65V	•
KINGMAX	FLKE85F-B8KJAA-FEIS(XMP)	2GB	DS	-	-	-	-	•	•	•
KINGMAX	FLKE85F-B8KHA EEIH(XMP)	4GB	DS	-	-	-	1.5V-1.7V	•
		(2X2GB)
KINGMAX	FLKE85F-B8KJA FEIH(XMP)	4GB (2x2GB)	DS	-	-	-	1.5V-1.7V	•	•	•

P8H77-M PRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2133 MHz capability

Vendors	Part No.	Size	SS/	Chip	Chip NO.	Timing	Voltage	DIMM socket support
			DS	Brand				(Optional)
								1 DIMM	2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs
A-DATA	AX3U2133GC2G9B-DG2(XMP)	2GB	SS	-	-	9-11-9-27	1.55-1.75V	•	•	•
CORSAIR	CMT16GX3M4X2133C9(XMP	16GB	DS	-	-	9-11-10-27	1.50V	•	•	•
	1.3)	(4x4GB)
CORSAIR	CMT4GX3M2A2133C9(XMP)	4GB (2x2GB)	DS	-	-	9-10-9-24	1.65V	•	•	•
CORSAIR	CMT4GX3M2B2133C9(XMP)	4GB (2GBx2)	DS	-	-	9-10-9-27	1.5V	•	•	•
G.SKILL	F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH(XMP)	16GB	DS	-	-	9-11-10-28	1.65V	•	•	•
		(4GBx4)
GEIL	GE34GB2133C9DC(XMP)	2GB	DS	-	-	9-9-9-28	1.65V	•	•
GEIL	GU34GB2133C9DC(XMP)	4GB (2x2GB)	DS	-	-	9-9-9-28	1.65V	•	•	•
KINGSTON	KHX2133C9AD3T1K2/	4GB (2x2GB)	DS	-	-	-	1.65V	•	•	•
	4GX(XMP)
KINGSTON	KHX2133C9AD3X2K2/	4GB (2x2GB)	DS	-	-	9-11-9-27	1.65V	•	•	•
	4GX(XMP)
KINGSTON	KHX2133C9AD3T1K4/	8GB (4x2GB)	DS	-	-	9-11-9-27	1.65V	•	•	•
	8GX(XMP)
KINGSTON	KHX2133C9AD3T1FK4/	8GB (4x2GB)	DS	-	-	-	1.65V	•	•	•
	8GX(XMP)

Chapter 2

ASUS P8H77-M PRO

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Contents

Page E7508 Third Edition June Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: BIOS setup Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Safety information Electrical safety Operation safety •Place the product on a stable surface About this guide How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: •Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard Conventions used in this guide P8H77-MPRO specifications summary Pentium® / Celeron® Processors Supports 22nm and 32nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 CPU types Intel® H77 Express Chipset: Marvell® PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller UASP Mode Intel® H77 Express Chipset ASUS DIGI+ VRM ASUS EPU ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features: ASUS Q-Design ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution Page Page Page 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® P8H77-MPRO motherboard 1.2Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Chapter Intel® H77 Express Chipset S/PDIF out connector at the rear I/O Gigabit LAN solution 8-channelhigh definition audio 100% All High-qualityConductive Polymer Capacitors Complete USB 3.0 Integration 1.3.3ASUS Exclusive Features USB 3.0 Boost Faster USB 3.0 Transmission with UASP Network iControl Real-timeNetwork Bandwidth Control Fanless Design: stylish heatsink solution ASUS Q-Connector ASUS EZ-Flash2 Simply update the BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS 1.3.6Other special features LucidLogix® Virtu MVP™ HDMI Support Enjoy Full HD 1080p Multimedia Home-TheaterEntertainment ErP Ready Page 2.1Before you proceed 2 Chapter 2.2Motherboard overview 2.2.1Motherboard layout Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page CHA_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN) GPU Boost switch P8H77-MPRO CPU socket LGA1155 2.2.3System memory P8H77-MPRO 240-pinDDR3 DIMM sockets Recommended memory configurations Memory configurations P8H77-MPRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2400 MHz capability P8H77-MPRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2250 MHz capability P8H77-MPRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2200 MHz capability P8H77-MPRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2133 MHz capability P8H77-MPRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) P8H77-MPRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1600 MHz capability P8H77-MPRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1333 MHz capability Page Page P8H77-MPRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1066 MHz capability 2.2.4Expansion slots 1PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 slot [blue] (at x16 mode) 2PCIe 2.0 x1_1 slot 3PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot VGA configuration IRQ assignments for this motherboard P8H77-MPROClear RTC RAM P8H77-MPRO MemOK! switch P8H77-MPRO EPU switch P8H77-MPRO GPU Boost switch P8H77-MPRO Onboard LED P8H77-MPRO DRAM LED P8H77-MPRO GPU Boost LED 2.2.8Internal connectors 1.Intel® H77 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA6G_1/2 [gray]) P8H77-MPRO Intel® SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors P8H77-MPRO Intel® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors P8H77-MPRO Marvell® SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors P8H77-MPRO USB3.0 Front panel connector P8H77-MPRO Digital audio connector P8H77-MPRO Front panel audio connector P8H77-MPRO fan connector P8H77-MPRO Parallel Port Connector P8H77-MPRO EATX power connectors P8H77-MPRO System panel connector 2.3Building your computer system 2.3.1Additional tools and components to build a PC system 2.3.2CPU installation Page 2.3.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 1 A2 Page Page 2.3.5Motherboard installation Page Page 2.3.7SATA device connection 2.3.8Front I/O Connector To install ASUS Q-Connector To install front panel audio 2.3.9Expension Card installation To install PCIe x16 cards 2.3.10Rear panel connection Rear panel connectors PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse COMBO port USB 2.0 ports 1, 2, 3 Optical S/PDIF Out port * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Description **Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration Port Page Page 2.4Starting up for the first time 1.After making all the connections, replace the system case cover 2.Be sure that all switches are off 5.Turn on the devices in the following order: a.Monitor Page 3.1Knowing BIOS We recommend that you not change the default BIOS settings 3.2BIOS setup program EZ Mode Exit/Advanced Mode 3 Chapter 3.2.1EZ Mode 3.2.2Advanced Mode Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Ai Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings Menu items Back button Submenu items Pop-upwindow Scroll bar 3.3Main menu Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Administrator Password To set an administrator password: 1.Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter 2.From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press <Enter Create New Password 3.4Ai Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking-relateditems Scroll down to display the following items: CPU Ratio [Auto] Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Turbo Mode [Enabled] Long Duration Power Limit [Auto] Long Duration Maintained [Auto] Short Duration Power Limit [Auto] CPU Fixed Frequency [xxx] CPU Power Phase Control [Standard] [Standard] [Optimized] Loads the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile CPU Offset Voltage [Auto] iGPU Offset Voltage [Auto] iGPU Manual Voltage [Auto] DRAM Voltage [Auto] Black Yellow Pink 3.5Advanced menu 3.5.1CPU Configuration Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] Disables the CPU thermal monitor function Active Processor Cores [All] Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Turbo Mode [Enabled] Entry on S3 RTC Wake [Enabled] Entry After [10 Minutes] Active Page Threshold Support [Disbaled] Active Memory Threshold [x] 3.5.3SATA Configuration SATA Mode Selection [IDE Mode] Allows you to set the SATA configuration [IDE Mode] Parallel ATA physical storage devices Graphics Configuration Primary Display [Auto] iGPU Memory [64M] Render Standby [Enabled] Initiate iGPU [Enabled] PCIE X16_1 Link Speed [Auto] Marvell Storage Controller [IDE Mode] Marvell Storage OPROM [Enabled] Serial Port Configuration Serial Port [Enabled] Change Settings [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4] Parallel Port Configuration Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PCIE/PCI [Disabled] Network Stack [Disable Link] CPU Fan Profile [Standard] Page 3.7Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Bootup NumLock State [On] [On] [Off] Setup Mode [EZ Mode] program [EZ Mode] UEFI/Legacy Boot [Enable both UEFI and Legacy] [Enable both UEFI and Legacy] 3.8Tools menu 3.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3.8.2ASUS O.C. Profile This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings DIMM Slot # [Slot 1] 3.9Exit menu Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode 3.10Updating BIOS 1.ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment ASUS Update: 2.ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: From the ASUS Update screen, select Update BIOS from Internet Next Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file: Update BIOS from file 3.10.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1.Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. Go to the ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3.10.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1.Turn on the system 3.10.4ASUS BIOS Updater Before updating BIOS 3.Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional) Booting the system in DOS environment Boot your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to show the Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater 1.At the FreeDOS prompt, type bupdater /pc /g and press <Enter bupdater /pc /g 2.The BIOS Updater screen appears as below 4.1Installing an operating system 4.2Support DVD information 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4 Chapter 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3Software information 4.3.1AI Suite Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite II on your computer 2.Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite 4.3.2TurboV EVO TurboV TurboV Using Advanced Mode More Settings Apply Auto Tuning ASUS TurboV EVO provides the most flexible auto-tuningoptions 1.Click the Auto Tuning GPU Boost 2.Click Start to start auto- overclocking Start Items Function description 4.3.4EPU Launching EPU Tool > EPU 4.3.5FAN Xpert Launching FAN Xpert Tool > Fan Xpert Using FAN Xpert Fan Name 4.3.6Probe Launching Probe Tool > Probe Configuring Probe Voltage/Temperature/Fan Speed 4.3.7USB 3.0 Boost Launching USB 3.0 Boost Tool > USB 3.0 Boost Configuring USB 3.0 Boost 1.Connect a USB 3.0 device to the USB 3.0 port 4.3.8MyLogo2 Using MyLogo Change the BIOS boot logo of my motherboard Browse Click on Auto Tune 3.You can click on Booting Preview to preview the boot image. Then click Next 4.Click on Flash to start updating the image to the boot logo At BIOS File 4.3.9Audio configurations A.Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® B.Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP 4.4Introduction to Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies feature the three technologies: •Intel® Smart Response Technology •Intel® Rapid Start Technology •Intel® Smart Connect Technology SSD Capacity Requirements SSD Partition Capacity Requirements Intel® Rapid Start storage 4.4.2Intel® Smart Response Technology Installing Intel® Smart Response Technology tab, then click software 3.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation 4.4.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology Creating a partition 1.Go to Start, right-click Computer > Manage > Disk Management 2.Select the SSD that you want to create the partition 4.If your SSD is not initialized and unformatted: Initialize Right click the unallocated volume, select New Simple Volume (1GB = 1024MB). Click Shrink Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt 7.Type diskpart and press Enter diskpart detail disk 13.Reboot the system after creating the partition Enabling and disabling the Intel® Rapid Start Technology under the After creating the partition, launch the Intel® Rapid Start Manager to enable or disable the Intel® Rapid Start Technology Show hidden icons Recovering the partition 1.Run the Command Prompt tool 2.Type diskpart and press Enter (x = number), and press Enter Type Enter and select the partition where the Intel Rapid Start Technology is installed by typing (x = number), and press delete partition override 4.4.4Intel® Smart Connect Technology Installing the Intel® Smart Connect Technology 1.Place the support DVD to the optical drive 2.Go to Utilities, and click Intel® Smart Connect Technology 3.As the setup wizard appears, click Next to begin the setup Using the Intel® Smart Connect Technology 1. Click Start > All Programs > Intel > Intel® Smart Connect Technology Basic Enable Updating Advanced tab. To reset to defaults, click Reset All to Defaults In the Help About Topics 4.5RAID configurations The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions: Rapid Storage Technology 4.5.1RAID definitions RAID 4.5.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration: 1.Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2.Connect the SATA signal cables 3.Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume to include in the RAID set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears: Deleting a RAID set To delete a RAID set: 2. Delete RAID Volume DELETE VOLUME Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 5. Exit Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu 4.6Creating a RAID driver disk 4.6.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1.Boot your computer 2.Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility 4.6.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 4.Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation To install the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS: During the OS installation, click 4.6.4Using a USB floppy disk drive and then select Manage from the pop-upwindow Manage Double-click 7.Use Notepad to open the file 4Chapter Page 5.1ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5.1.1Requirements 5.1.2Before you begin To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1.Close all current applications 5 Chapter 5.1.3Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 1.Prepare two CrossFireX-readygraphics cards 3.Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 6.Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card 5.1.4Installing the device drivers 5.1.5Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center: Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window 5.2LucidLogix Virtu MVP Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP To install LucidLogix Virtu MVP: Insert the support DVD in the optical drive. The ASUS Support Wizard Setting up your display i-Mode d-Mode Configuring LucidLogix Virtu MVP Open Virtu MVP Control Panel Main Performance Allows you to turn ON/OFF the Hyperformance® or Virtual Vsync function Page 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 CE: European Community Compliance Statement Wireless Radio Use Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy FCC Bluetooth Wireless Compliance Bluetooth Industry Canada Statement ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)