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- Page 1 GA-Z87M-HD3 GA-H87M-HD3 User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-Z87MHD3-1001R...
- Page 2 The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents GA-Z87M-HD3/GA-H87M-HD3 Motherboard Layout ............4 GA-Z87M-HD3/GA-H87M-HD3 Motherboard Block Diagram .........5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..................6 Installation Precautions ..................6 ..................7 Installing the CPU .................... 9 Installing the Memory ..................9 Installing an Expansion Card ................. 10 Back Panel Connectors .................. 10 Internal Connectors .................. -
Page 4: Ga-Z87M-Hd3/Ga-H87M-Hd3 Motherboard Layout
F_USB1 F_AUDIO F_PANEL F_USB2 CLR_CMOS Box Contents GA-Z87M-HD3 or GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk Two SATA cables User's Manual I/O Shield Quick Installation Guide The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. -
Page 5: Ga-Z87M-Hd3/Ga-H87M-Hd3 Motherboard Block Diagram
GA-Z87M-HD3/GA-H87M-HD3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 LGA1150 PCIe CLK Dual Channel Memory HDMI DVI-D PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS D-Sub 6 SATA 6Gb/s PCI Express Bus Intel ® 6 USB 2.0/1.1 PCIe CLK Intel ® Realtek ® GbE LAN 6 USB 3.0/2.0... -
Page 6: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become manual and follow these procedures: Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is suitable for the motherboard. warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation. Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components. - Page 7 Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 Chipset: Internal 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector Connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Only for GA-Z87M-HD3. Only for GA-H87M-HD3. - 7 -...
- Page 8 Internal 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header Connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x parallel port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port...
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Page 9: Installing The Cpu
Operating Support for Windows 8/7 System Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 17.4cm prior notice. * Please visit the Support & Downloads\Utility for the software listed in the "Unique Features" and "Bundled Software" columns. Installing the CPU Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. -
Page 10: Installing An Expansion Card
This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. After the memory Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth. The two DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has one memory socket as following: Channel A: DDR3_2 Channel B: DDR3_1... - Page 11 USB 3.0/2.0 Port RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. Connection/ Connection/Speed LED: Activity LED: Speed LED Activity LED State Description State...
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Page 12: Internal Connectors
Internal Connectors ATX_12V_2X4 F_USB30 F_USB1/F_USB2 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5 F_PANEL CLR_CMOS F_AUDIO Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices. - Page 13 1/2) ATX_12V_2X4/ATX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components off and all devices are properly installed. The power connector possesses a foolproof design. Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation.
- Page 14 LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly. Only for GA-Z87M-HD3. Only for GA-H87M-HD3. - 14 -...
- Page 15 7) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel ® your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
- Page 16 10) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. Pin No. Pin No. NDCD- NDSR- NSIN NRTS- NSOUT NCTS- NDTR- NRI-...
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Page 17: Chapter 2 Bios Setup
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. -
Page 18: Startup Screen
Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. Function Keys On the main menu of the BIOS Setup program, press arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. Or you can use your mouse to select the item you want. When the system is not stable as usual, select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults. - Page 19 Turbo Ratio (1-Core Active~4-Core Active) (Note) Allows you to set the CPU Turbo ratios for different number of active cores. Auto sets the CPU Turbo ratios Intel ® CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. Only for GA-Z87M-HD3. - 19 -...
- Page 20 Turbo Power Limit (Watts) Allows you to set a power limit for CPU Turbo mode. When the CPU power consumption exceeds the Auto Core Current Limit (Amps) limit, the CPU will automatically reduce the core frequency in order to reduce the current. Auto sets the CPU Core Enabled (Note 1) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores.
- Page 21 Advanced Memory Settings (Note) , System Memory Multiplier, Memory Frequency(MHz) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels. Normal Lets the system operate at its basic performance level.
- Page 22 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Enabled Clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Open show "No" at next boot. Case Open Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI clear the chassis intrusion status record, set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled, save the settings to the CMOS, and then restart your system.
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Page 23: System
Miscellaneous Settings Allows you to set the operation mode of the PCI Express slots to Gen 1, Gen 2, or Gen 3. Actual operation support up to Gen 2 mode only. Auto Legacy BenchMark Enhancement System This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. -
Page 24: Bios Features
A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to shorten the OS boot process. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup... - Page 25 Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller. Disabled Disables option ROM. UEFI Only Enables UEFI option ROM only. CSM Support is set to Always. Intel ® CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. Only for GA-Z87M-HD3. - 25 -...
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Page 26: Peripherals
Other PCI Device ROM Priority Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or Legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers. Legacy OpROM Enables legacy Option ROM only. Network stack Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as installing the OS from Ipv4 PXE Boot Support Network stack is enabled. - Page 27 Init Display First card or the onboard graphics. XHCI Mode Allows you to determine the operating mode for the xHCI controller in OS. Smart Auto This mode is available only when the BIOS supports the xHCI controller in the pre-boot environment.
- Page 28 EHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand-off USB Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices. This item appears only when a USB storage device is installed. OnBoard LAN Controller#1 If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled.
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Page 29: Power Management
Power Management Resume by Alarm If enabled, set the date and time as following: Wake up hour/minute/second: Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically. Note: When using this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power, or the settings may not be effective. -
Page 30: Save & Exit
Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system. Password Set a password with 1~5 characters to turn on the system. Power On Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password. Press <Enter>... - Page 31 Select File in HDD/USB/FDD If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings, you can use this function Select File in HDD/USB/FDD automatically created by the BIOS, such as reverting the BIOS settings to the last settings that worked Before you begin Windows 8/7 setup disk.
- Page 32 3. On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology menu, press <Enter> on Create RAID Volume to enter the Create RAID Volume under the Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level. RAID levels supported include RAID Select Disks. 4. Under Select Disks item, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. Press the <Space> key volume capacity.
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Page 33: Chapter 4 Drivers Installation
4. When a screen as shown, select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation Chapter 4 Drivers Installation After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc"... -
Page 34: Regulatory Statements
Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE. - Page 35 - 35 -...
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Page 36: Contact Us
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