Asus H87M-PRO- Manual

Asus H87M-PRO

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – First Edition; Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software
  • Page 3 – Contents; H87M-PRO specifications summary; Product introduction
  • Page 4 – Starting up for the first time; BIOS setup
  • Page 5 – Software support; Audio configurations; RAID support; RAID configurations; RAID definitions; Appendices
  • Page 6 – Safety information; Electrical safety; Operation safety; technician or your retailer.
  • Page 7 – About this guide; How this guide is organized; This guide contains the following parts:; Where to find more information; products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
  • Page 8 – Conventions used in this guide; Bold text; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
  • Page 10 – Realtek ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC; - Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit true BD lossless sound; ASUS 5X Protection
  • Page 13 – Package contents; Check your motherboard package for the following items.
  • Page 14 – Installation tools and components
  • Page 15 – Chapter 1; Special features; Product highlights; processors. It utilizes the serial
  • Page 16 – Chapter 1: Product introduction; Intel; DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design
  • Page 17 – powered off, in sleep or hibernation mode.; Network iControl; for your network programs.; AI Suite 3; dramatically improve the systemís bootup.; ASUS Anti-Surge Protection; for a more reliable computing environment.; ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution; ASUS Fanless Design: stylish heatsink solution
  • Page 18 – ASUS Fan Xpert 2; specifications and positions.; ASUS EZ DIY; ASUS UEFI BIOS; New log reminder allows you to view all your modified settings; USB BIOS Flashback; updates, and download the latest BIOS automatically.
  • Page 19 – Other special features; DisplayPort Support; enjoy a perfect 3D animation experience.; HDMI Support; provides you with the highest quality home theater experience.; ErP Ready; mitigate environmental impacts.
  • Page 20 – Before you proceed; any motherboard settings.
  • Page 21 – Motherboard layout
  • Page 22 – Layout contents; Page; GPU Boost Switch
  • Page 24 – Recommended memory configurations; System memory
  • Page 25 – Memory configurations
  • Page 26 – Expansion slots; Slot No. Slot Description
  • Page 27 – VGA configuration; IRQ assignments for this motherboard
  • Page 28 – Onboard buttons and switches; to enhance system performance.
  • Page 29 – GPU Boost switch; This switch allows you to turn on or off the GPU Boost function.; H87M-PRO GPU Boost switch
  • Page 30 – Jumpers; To erase the RTC RAM:; Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.; H87M-PRO Clear RTC RAM
  • Page 31 – Onboard LEDs; Standby Power LED; GPU Boost LED; The GPU Boost LED lights up when the GPU Boost switch is turned on.
  • Page 32 – Internal connectors; AHCI Mode
  • Page 33 – slot opening at the back of the system chassis.; H87M-PRO Digital audio connector
  • Page 34 – 80 Mbps connection speed.
  • Page 35 – audio I/O module cable to this connector.; H87M-PRO Front panel audio connector
  • Page 36 – black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.; H87M-PRO Fan connectors
  • Page 38 – push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.; H87M-PRO EATX power connectors
  • Page 39 – power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.; H87M-PRO System panel connector
  • Page 41 – Chapter 2; Building your PC system; Motherboard installation
  • Page 42 – Chapter 2: Basic Installation
  • Page 44 – CPU installation
  • Page 45 – CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation; To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
  • Page 46 – To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
  • Page 47 – DIMM installation; To remove a DIMM
  • Page 48 – ATX Power connection; OR
  • Page 49 – SATA device connection
  • Page 50 – To install the ASUS Q-Connector; To install USB 2.0 connector; POWER SW
  • Page 51 – Expansion Card installation; To install PCIe x16 cards
  • Page 52 – BIOS update utility; To use USB BIOS Flashback:; Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at
  • Page 53 – Rear panel connectors
  • Page 54 – * LAN ports LED indications; Audio I/O connections; Activity Link LED
  • Page 55 – Connect to Headphone and Mic
  • Page 56 – Connect to 4.1 channel Speakers
  • Page 57 – BIOS Beep; Turning off the computer
  • Page 59 – Chapter 3; Knowing BIOS; optimal performance.; DO NOT change the default BIOS settings; except in the following; We strongly
  • Page 60 – Entering BIOS at startup; failed to enter BIOS Setup using the first two options.; Load Optimized; BIOS menu screen; EZ Mode
  • Page 61 – Advanced Mode, click; Advanced Mode; key for the advanced BIOS settings.; Setup Mode
  • Page 62 – Chapter 3: BIOS setup; following sections for the detailed configurations.; Exit; Menu bar; The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
  • Page 63 – Main
  • Page 64 – Adding items to My Favorites; the pointer to the item.
  • Page 65 – Security; Not
  • Page 66 – Administrator Password; selected fields in the BIOS setup program.; User Password; Confirm the password when prompted.
  • Page 67 – Scroll down to display other BIOS items.
  • Page 68 – DRAM speed is set to the optimized settings.
  • Page 69 – DRAM Timing Control
  • Page 70 – RTL IOL control
  • Page 72 – Allows you to set a response for the CPU power phase control.
  • Page 73 – CPU Power Management; Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Intel; when doing over-voltage. We recommend you to disable this item when
  • Page 74 – CPU Internal Power Configuration; Allows your system to improve the power saving mode on the Fully; CPU Internal Power Saving Control
  • Page 75 – but this will not guarantee the CPU’s lifespan.; To offset the voltage by a positive value.; CPU Core Voltage Offset
  • Page 76 – CPU Graphics Voltage Offset; This item allows you to add voltage for Turbo Mode CPU Graphics. Use; CPU Cache Voltage Offset
  • Page 78 – overclocking ability.
  • Page 80 – CPU Configuration; Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.
  • Page 81 – Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled]; This item allows you to manage and configure the CPU’s power.; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled]
  • Page 82 – CPU C States
  • Page 83 – PCH Configuration; PCI Express Configuration; Allows you to configure the PCI Express slots.
  • Page 84 – Allow you to enable or disable the Intel; SATA Configuration; SATA Port items show; Empty; if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port.
  • Page 85 – Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
  • Page 86 – Enables the function.; Graphics Configuration; Allows you to enable or disable Intel; System Agent Configuration
  • Page 87 – The iGPU shared system memory size will be fixed at 64MB.; DMI Configuration; Allows you to configure the NB PCI Express settings.; Memory Configuration; Allows you to configure the memory configuration parameters.
  • Page 88 – AMT Configuration
  • Page 89 – USB Configuration; USB Devices; None; be recognized in boot devices list.; USB Single Port Control
  • Page 90 – Platform Misc Configuration; PCI Express Native Power Management [Disabled]; Vista controls the ASPM support for the device.
  • Page 91 – Onboard Devices Configuration; Scroll down to view the other BIOS items.; Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to high definition
  • Page 92 – Realtek LAN Controller; Enabled; Serial Port Configuration
  • Page 93 – will become user-configurable with set values.; APM
  • Page 95 – Select
  • Page 96 – Set to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation.
  • Page 98 – Boot Configuration; Fast Boot
  • Page 99 – Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot]; Automatically adjust the boot logo size according to Windows
  • Page 100 – Launch CSM; Boot Devices Control [UEFI and Legacy OpROM]
  • Page 101 – Secure Boot; system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST.
  • Page 102 – Load the default KEK.
  • Page 103 – dbx Management; Allows you to delete the dbx file from your system. Deleting the dbx; Load dbx from File; Boot Option Priorities; Boot Override
  • Page 104 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility; This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Not Installed
  • Page 105 – Label; Allows you to input the label of the setup profile.; Save to Profile; Load from Profile; Yes; ASUS SPD Information; Allows you to view the DRAM SPD information.
  • Page 106 – Load Optimized Defaults; a confirmation window appears. Select; Discard Changes & Exit; ASUS EZ Mode; the available filesystem devices.
  • Page 107 – instructions of this chapter to update your BIOS if necessary.; EZ Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows; Windows
  • Page 108 – To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
  • Page 109 – Recovering the BIOS; containing the BIOS file to the USB port.
  • Page 110 – gets corrupted during the updating process.; Before updating BIOS; and save them on the USB flash drive.; Booting the system in DOS environment; optical drive as the boot device.
  • Page 111 – pressing the item number.; Updating the BIOS file; To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater:; The BIOS Updater screen appears as below.
  • Page 113 – Chapter 4; Installing an operating system; Support DVD information; Running the support DVD
  • Page 114 – Obtaining the software manuals; Manual
  • Page 115 – Installing Ai Suite 3; To install AI Suite 3 on your computer:; Using AI Suite 3; on the notification area.; Main screen
  • Page 116 – Chapter 4: Software support; AI Suite 3 main menu bar; longer component lifespan and minimize power loss.
  • Page 117 – CPU Load-line Calibration; CPU Current Capability; CPU Power Duty Control
  • Page 118 – settings to their power-saving conditions.; EPU; on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar.
  • Page 119 – To launch TurboV EVO, click; TurboV EVO; Using TurboV EVO; CPU Frequency
  • Page 120 – Voltage; Auto Tuning
  • Page 121 – To launch Fan Xpert 2, click; Fan Xpert 2; Customizing the fan settings; Smart Mode; your system’s temperature.
  • Page 122 – RPM Mode
  • Page 123 – speeds up the transfer rates of your USB storage devices.
  • Page 124 – To launch Network iControl, click; EZ Profile screen
  • Page 125 – Scheduling the BIOS download; In the Download Setting field, tick; Downloading the updated BIOS; from the Save to: field, select the USB
  • Page 126 – BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST.; EZ Update
  • Page 128 – System Information; Viewing the motherboard information; MB; Viewing the CPU information; CPU
  • Page 129 – Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek; Viewing the SPD information; SPD
  • Page 131 – SBA support; Platform requirements; firmware load; CPU and chipset requirements
  • Page 133 – Chapter 5; Creating a RAID driver disk; optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in
  • Page 134 – Installing Serial ATA hard disks; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:; Setting the RAID item in BIOS; Advanced
  • Page 135 – To enter the Intel; and select the menu options.
  • Page 136 – Chapter 5: RAID support; Creating a RAID set; To create a RAID set:; From the utility main menu, select; Create RAID Volume; following screen appears:
  • Page 137 – When the; Capacity; item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want; Create Volume; to the CREATE VOLUME menu.
  • Page 138 – Deleting a RAID set; To delete a RAID set:; Delete RAID Volume
  • Page 139 – Exiting the Intel; Creating a RAID driver disk; operating system; Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS; To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS:; Save changes and exit BIOS.
  • Page 140 – Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows; Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk.; Installing the RAID driver during Windows
  • Page 141 – Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement
  • Page 142 – IC: Canadian Compliance Statement; un fonctionnement non souhaité de l’appareil.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement
  • Page 143 – information in different regions.; RF Equipment Notices
  • Page 144 – ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.; Technical Support; ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
  • Page 145 – DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; EC
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Page 2 - First Edition; Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software

ii E7919 First Edition April 2013 Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any ...

Page 3 - Contents; H87M-PRO specifications summary; Product introduction

iii Contents Safety information ...................................................................................................... viAbout this guide ........................................................................................................ vii H87M-PRO specifications summary ........

Page 4 - Starting up for the first time; BIOS setup

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