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USER'S MANUAL Intel H81 Express Chipset Based M/B for LGA 1150 Quad Core Ready Intel Core Processor Rev: 1.0 Release date: May 30, 2016 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
Environmental Safety Instruction Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset) ...
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1-2 Layout Diagram Rear IO Diagram RJ-45 LAN Ports PS/2 KB & MS DVI-D Port Combo Port VGA2 Port Line-IN Line-OUT MIC-IN USB 2.0 Ports VGA1 Port HDMI Port USB 3.0 Ports Motherboard Internal Diagram PS/2 KB&MS Combo Port Over USB 2.0 Ports SYS FAN1 Header CPUFAN Header ATX 12V...
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Motherboard Jumper Position JBAT JPME AT_MODE JPCOM1 JPCOM2 Jumper Jumper Name Description JPCOM1 COM1 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block JPCOM2 COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block JBAT Clear CMOS RAM Function Setting 3-pin Block JPME ME Features Select 2-pin Block AT_MODE AT Mode/ ATX Mode Select...
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Connectors Connector Name ATXPWR ATX Power Connector ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector SATA1/2 SATAIII Connector x2 SATA5 SATAII Connector USB20_V Internal USB 2.0 Port Connector USB_PS2 (Top) PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Combo Port Connector USB_PS2 USB 2.0 Port Connector x2 (Middle &...
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JPME (2-pin): ME Features Select JPME→ME Features 1-2 Open:ME Features Enabled(Normal); 1-2 Closed:ME Features Disabled. AT_MODE (2-pin): AT Mode / ATX Mode Select AT_MODE → AT/ATX Mode Select Pin1 1-2 Open: ATX Mode Selected (Default); Pin1 1-2 Closed: AT Mode Selected. *ATX Mode Selected: Press power button to power on after power input ready;...
Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Rear I/O Back Panel Connectors RJ-45 LAN Ports PS/2 KB & MS DVI-D Port Combo Port VGA2 Port Line-IN Line-OUT MIC-IN USB 2.0 Ports VGA1 Port HDMI Port USB 3.0 Ports Icon Name Function PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse For user to connect PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 Combo Port mouse device to the board.
2-2-2 Motherboard Internal Connectors (1) ATXPWR (24-pin block): Main Power Connector ATX Power Supply connector: This is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
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(2) ATX12V (8-pin block): 12V Power Connector This is a new defined 8-pin connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply that supports extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for system.
2-2-3 Header Pin Definition FP_AUDIO (9-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header This header is connected to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable. JW_FP (9-pin): Front Panel Header RSTSW PWRBTN PWR LED - HDD LED HDD LED+ PWR LED+ Pin 1 USB3/USB4 (9-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header +DATA +DATA -DATA...
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COM3-6/COM7-10 (39-Pin): RS232 Serial Port Header Expansion Block COM3-6 & COM7-10 are RS232 serial port header expansion blocks each composed of 4* RS232 serial port headers (COM3-6 by COM3/4/5/6; COM7-10 by COM7/8/9/10). COM3-6 COM3 COM5 Pin 1 COM6 COM4 COM7-10 COM7 COM9 Pin 1...
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Notice! The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard. Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our official website.
Menu Bar General Help Items Current Setting Value Menu Items Function Keys Function Keys In the above BIOS Setup main menu of, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: ...
3-5 Menu Bars There are menu bars on top of BIOS screen: Main To change system basic configuration Advanced To change system advanced configuration Chipset To change chipset configuration Boot To change boot settings Security Password settings Save & Exit Save setting, loading and exit options.
3-7 Advanced Menu ERP Function The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Auto]. This item should be set as [Disabled] if you wish to have all active wake-up functions. PCI Subsystem Settings ► Press [Enter] to enter and make settings for the following sub-items: PCI Common Settings: PCI Latency Timer Use this item to set value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register.
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BIOS to select the value. Maximum Read Request Use this item to set maximum read request size of PCI Express device or allow system BIOS to select the value. ACPI Settings ► Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State Use this item to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the...
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Use this item to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep. Turbo Mode Use this item to enable or disable Turbo Mode. *This item might not be available depending on configuration. Energy Performance Use this item to optimize between performance and power savings. The optional settings are: [Performance];...
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Configuration’. Firmware Update Configuration ► Press [Enter] to make settings for ME FW Image RE-Flash. ME FW Image RE-Flash Use this item to enable or disable ME FW Image Re-Flash function. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. * In the case that user needs to update ME firmware, user should set ‘ME FW Image Re-Flash’...
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Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: Super IO Configuration ► Serial Port 1 Configuration/ Serial Port 2 Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM). Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
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PC Health Status ► Press [Enter] to view current hardware health status or make further settings in ‘Shutdown Temperature’. Shutdown Temperature Use this item to select system shutdown temperature. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [70 C/156 F]; [75 C/164 F]; [80 C/172 C/180 F];...
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: Ipv4 PXE Support The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Use this item to enable Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. When set as [Disabled], Ipv4 boot optional will not be created. Ipv6 PXE Support The optional settings are: [Disabled];...
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Route USB 2.0 pins to which HC? The optional settings are: [Route Per-Pin]; [Route all Pins to EHCI]; [Route all Pins to XHCI]. Enable USB 3.0 pins The optional settings are: [Select Per-Pin]; [Disable all Pins]; [Enable all Pins]. Azalia Use this item to control detection of the Azalia device.
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Internal Graphics The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Aperture Size The optional settings are: [128MB]; [256MB]; [512MB]. DVMT Pre-Allocated Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed) graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device. The optional settings are: [32M]; [64M]; [128M]; [256M]; [512M]; [1024M]. DVMT Total Gfx Mem Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 total graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device.
3-9 Boot Menu Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup Numlock State Use this item to select keyboard numlock state. The optional settings are: [On]; [Off]. Quiet Boot The optional settings are: [Disabled];...
The optional settings are: [UEFI OpROM]; [Legacy OpROM]. 3-10 Security Menu Administrator Password This item allows user to set administrator password. User Password This item allows user to set user password. 3-11 Save & Exit Menu...
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Save Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes. Restore Defaults Use this item to restore /load default values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Use this item to save the changes done so far as user defaults.
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