ECS B75H2-M3 User Manual
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Version 2.0
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Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation.
Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal-
lation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interfer-
ence will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits govern-
ing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's
manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL
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  • Page 1 Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits govern- ing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Chapter 3 Provides information on us- page 27 Using BIOS ing the BIOS Setup Utility. Chapter 4 page 61 Describes the motherboard Using the Motherboard Software software. Chapter 5 page 65 Provides basic trouble Trouble Shooting shooting tips. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The Standard Configuration...........27 Entering the Setup Utility............27 Resetting the Default CMOS Values........28 Using BIOS..................28 BIOS Navigation Keys..............29 Main Menu................30 Advanced Menu..............31 Chipset Menu................46 M.I.B III(MB Intelligent Bios III) Menu........49 Boot Menu................53 Security Menu.................55 Exit Menu................58 Updating the BIOS..............59 B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 4 Auto-installing under Windows XP/7/8........61 Running Setup...............61 Manual Installation................63 ECS Utility Software (Intelligent EZ Utility)........63 Chapter 5 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly..........65 Start up problems after prolong use..........66 Maintenance and care tips..............66 Basic Troubleshooting Flowchart.............67 B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 5: Introducing The Motherboard

    Your motherboard package ships with the following items: B75H2-M3 Motherboard Quick Installation Guide User Manual I/O Shield 2 SATA 3Gb/s Cables The package contents above are for reference only, please take the actual package items as standard. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 6: Specifications

    1 x Serial SATA 6Gb/s connector • 1 x COM header • 1 x Case open header • 1 x SPDIF out header • 1 x ME_UNLOCK header • 1 x CLR_CMOS header • 1 x Front Panel audio header B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 7 - Supports Pgup clear CMOS Hotkey (Has PS2 KB Model only) • Supports eBLU AP Suppport • Supports eDLU • Supports eSF (Warning: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is required) Form Factor • Micro-ATX Size, 244mm x 200mm B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 8: Motherboard Components

    Motherboard Components B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 9 19. SPDIFO SPDIF out header 20. F_AUDIO Front panel audio header 21. PCIE1 PCI Express x1 slot 22. PCI1~2 32-bit add-on card slots 23. PCIEX16 PCI Express slot for graphics interface 24. ATX12V 4-pin +12V power connector B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 10: I/O Ports

    It can be connected to an external CD/DVD player, Tape player or other audio devices for audio input. 8. Line-out(lime) It is used to connect to speakers or headphones. 9. Microphone(pink) It is used to connect to a microphone. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 11: Installing The Motherboard

    Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws. Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 12: Checking Jumper Settings

    The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings” and then “Save and Exit Setup”. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 13: Installing Hardware

    Lift the tail of the load lever and rotate the load plate to fully open position. Grasp the edge of the package substrate. Make sure pin 1 indicator is on your bottom-left side. Aim at the socket and place the package carefully into the socket by purely vertical motion. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 14 Spreader). Engage the load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate. Secure the load lever with the hook under retention tab. Then the cover will flick automatically. Please save and replace the cover onto the CPU socket if processor is re- moved. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 15: Installing The Cpu Cooler

    B. Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard. And make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector. C. Connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN connector. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 16: Installing Memory Modules

    Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot. The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM. *Intel Ivy Bridge CPU required. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 17: Installing Add-On Cards

    ISA bus standard. The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2.3 compliant. Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have to manually configure the card before installation. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 18 2. The onboard PCI interface does not support 64-bit SCSI cards. Please refer the following illustrations to install the add-on card: Install the VGA Card in the PCI slot Install the LAN Card in the PCIE X1 slot Install the VGA Card in the PCIE X16 slot B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 19: Connecting Optional Devices

    2-4-5. Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: Components Components USB3F SATA2~3 SATA1 CASE SPDIFO ME_UNLOCK F_AUDIO F_USB1 —— —— B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 20 SATA2~3 connectors are used to support the Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s devices, and SATA1 connector supports the Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s device, simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 21 4. CASE: Chassis Intrusion Detect Header This detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in BIOS. 5. ME_UNLOCK: ME Unlock Header B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 22 A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang- 7. TPM: Trusted Platform Module header Trusted platform module (TPM) is a published specification detailing a micro con- troller that can store secured information, and implementations of that specifica- tion. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 23 Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a serial port to your system. 9. LPT: Onboard parallel port Header This is a header that can be used to connect to the printer, scanner or other devices. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 24 The front panel audio header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented mi- crophone and line-out ports for easier access. This header supports HD audio by default. If you want connect an AC’ 97 front panel audio to HD onboard headers, please set as below picture. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 25 If you use AC’ 97 Front Panel, please don’ t tick off “Using Front Jack Detect ”. If you use HD Audio Front Panel, please tick off the option of “Using Front Jack Detect ”. * For reference only B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 26: Installing A Sata Hard Drive

    Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive. Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply. * For reference only B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 27: Connecting Case Components

    Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN. Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN. Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN. Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 28 24-pin power cable Connecting 4-pin power cable The ATX12V4P power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. When installing 4-pin power cable, the latches of power cable and the ATX12V4P match perfectly. 4-pin power cable B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 29: Front Panel Header

    50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The time requirement is due to internal de-bounce circuitry. After receiving a power on/off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on/off signal. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 30 6. SPK: Speaker Connect the case speaker cable to SPK. This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 31: Using Bios

    When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears: Press DEL to enter SETUP B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 32: Resetting The Default Cmos Values

    Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for informa- tion. Some options (marked with a icon ) lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option. Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 33: Bios Navigation Keys

    Select the boot icon and press <Enter> or double click the left key of the mouse to display the screen. Then you can choose the boot device. Advanced Select the advanced icon and press <Enter> or double click the left key of the mouse to display the screen. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 34: Main Menu

    The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer. If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 35: Advanced Menu

    Enter/Dbl Click : Select Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology +/- : Change Opt. Intel ME BIOS Extension Configuration F1: General Help Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 36: Lan Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable UEFI network stack. Ipv4/6 PXE Support (Enabled) Use these items to enable or disable the Ipv4/6 PXE Boot support. If disabled IPV4/ 6 PXE boot option will not be created. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 37: Pc Health Status

    ESC/Right Click: Exit Power Smart Fan Control Enabled Smart Fan Mode Normal Smart Fan start PWM value Smart Fan start PWM TEMP(-) Delta T Smart Fan Slope PWM value 10 PWM value/unite Power Fan Full Speed Offset (-) B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 38 System temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & System fan speed... etc. • CPU Fan Speed • System Fan Speed • Power Fan Speed • CPU Voltage • DIMM Voltage • VTT Voltage Press <Esc> to return to the Adva+nced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 39: Power Management Setup

    EUP Function (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support. Power LED Type (Dual Color LED) This item shows the type of the Power LED. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 40: Acpi Configuration

    F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit ACPI Sleep State [S3(Suspend to RAM)] This item allows user to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) Sleep State (default). Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 41: Cpu Configuration

    This item shows the computer supports Intel HT Technology. Intel VT-x Technology (Supported) This item shows the computer supports Intel VT-x Technology. Hyper-threading (Enabled) This item only available when the chipset supports Hyper-threading and you are using a Hyper-threading CPU. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 42 Use this item to enable or disable CPU C6(ACPI C3) report to OS. Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Enabled) Use this item to enable the CPU energy-saving function when the system is not run- ning. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 43: Sata Configuration

    SATA Port 1~3 (Not Present) This motherboard supports three SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed. Use these items to configure each device on the SATA channel. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 44: Usb Configuration

    All USB Devices (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable all USB devices. Legacy USB Support (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 45: Super Io Configuration

    This item allows you to enable or disable serial port. Device Settings (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4) This item shows the information of the device settings. Change Settings (Auto) Use this item to change device settings. Press <Esc> to return to the Super IO Configuration page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 46 Use this item to change device settings. Device Mode (ECP Mode) This item shows the information of the device mode. Press <Esc> to return to the Super IO Configuration page. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 47: Trusted Computing

    F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology (Disabled) Use this item to enable or disable the Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 48 SPI device. BIOS Hotkey Pressed (Disabled) This item allows you to enable or disable the BIOS Hotkey pressed. MEBx Selection Screen (Disabled) This item allows you to enable or disable the MEBx selection screen. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 49: Intel Smart Connect Technology

    Use this item to enable/disable ISCT WLAN Power Control. ISCT WWAN Power Control (Enabled) Use this item to enable/disable ISCT WWAN Power Control. ISCT Sleep Duration Value Format (Actual Time) Use this item to select actual time or duration in seconds. (ISCT 2.0) B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 50: Chipset Menu

    DVMT Memory (256M) When set to Fixed Mode, the graphics driver will reserve a fixed position of the sys- tem memory as graphics memory, according to system and graphics requirements. Press <Esc> to return to the Chipset Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 51 This item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up, and the item below indicates the current status of the case. Chassis Opened (No) This item indicates whether the case has been opened. Press <Esc> to return to the Chipset Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 52 +/- : Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit ME FW Version (8.1.0.1248) This item shows the ME FW version. Press <Esc> to return to the chipset menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 53: Mb Intelligent Bios Iii) Menu

    F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit CPU Frequency (1/100 MHz) (10000) This item shows the information of CPU Frequency. CPU Ratio (99) This item allows users to control non turbo CPU ratio. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 54 Active to Active Delay (tRRD) F2: Previous Values Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP) F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit Four Active Window Delay (tFAW) ESC/Right Click: Exit Intel Graphics Configuration Graphics Core Ratio Limit Graphics Voltage (1/256 V) B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 55 This item shows the information of Intel Graphics Configuration. Graphics Core Ratio Limit (21) This item shows the graphic core ratio Limit value. Graphics Voltage(1/256V) (0) This item shows the current graphics voltage. Press <Esc> to return to the M.I.B III page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 56 2. Press and hold the “Page Up Key (PgUp)” of the keyboard, and then boot the PC 3. Two seconds after the PC boots up, release the “Page Up Key (PgUp)”. 4. The BIOS returns to the default setting by itself. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 57: Boot Menu

    This item enables or disables quiet boot. Boot mode select (LEGACY) Use this item to select boot mode. Set Boot Priority This item enables you to set boot priority for all boot devices. Boot Option #1/2/3/4/5/6/7 These items show the boot priorities. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 58 Launch Video OpROM policy (Legacy only) This controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Other PCI device ROM priority (Legacy OpROM) For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video defines which OpROM to launch. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 59: Security Menu

    Secure Boot Mode (Custom) This item is used to select secure boot mode, when you select standard mode, se- cure boot policy is fixed; when you select custom mode, the image execution policy and secure boot key databases are changeable. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 60 These items allow you to select image execution policy per device path on security violation. Only users logged with administrative password can exercise query user policy setting. Press <Esc> to return to the Security Menu page. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 61 This item shows the information of the forbidden signature database. Append an entry to KEK/DB/DBX This item launches the file browser to Append new signature database from the file. The file data must be formatted as Efi Variable with TimeBased Authenticated Header. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 62: Exit Menu

    This item enables you to save the changes that you have made as user defaults. Restore User Defaults This item enables you to restore user defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override Use this item to select the boot device. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 63: Updating The Bios

    BIOS jumper, reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten. The computer will restart automatically. This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 64 Memo B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 65: Using The Motherboard Software

    Click Setup. The installation program begins: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing. The motherboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 66 Windows 8 will show the following screen after system restart, you must select “Desktop” in the bottom left to install the next driver. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 67: Manual Installation

    ECS Intelligent EZ Utility provides friendly interfaces under Windows O.S, which makes your computing more easily and conveniently. These software(s) are subject to change at anytime without prior notice. Please refer to the support disk for available software. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 68 Just select the one you prefer and start to download and install the drivers. eBLU ECS eBLU utility makes BIOS update faster and easier. eBLU will list the latest BIOS with a default check-mark. Click”install” button to install. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is required. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 69: Trouble Shooting

    1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Apply the thermal grease onto the CPU heatsink & ensure the CPU fan is well-connected with the CPU heatsink. Check if the CPU fan is working properly while the system is running. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 70: Start Up Problems After Prolong Use

    6. If possible, ensure the power cord has an earth ground pin directly from the wall outlet. This will reduce voltage fluctuation that may damage sensitive devices. B75H2-M3 USER MANUAL...
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