Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product B85H3-M7 ECS
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B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author .
ii B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
iii B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions..............................................................................7 Installing the Motherboard in a Chassis.......................................7 Checking Jumper Settings.
iv B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 4 63 Using the Motherboard Software 63 Auto-installing under Windows XP /7/8.......................................63 Running Setup.............................................. . .........................63 Manual Installation.
1 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the B85H3-M7 motherboard. This motherboard is a high per- formance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1150 socket for Intel ® Haswell Processor .
Chapter 1 2 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL CPU Specifications • Intel ® B85 Express Chipset Chipset • Dual-channel long DDR3 memory architecture • 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 16 GB • Su.
3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 1 • AMI BIOS with 64Mb SPI Flash ROM • Supports Plug and Play , STR(S3)/STD(S4) • Supports Hardware Monitor • Supports ACPI & DMI • Audio, LAN, can be disa.
Chapter 1 4 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Motherboard Components.
5 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 1 T able of Motherboard Components LABE L COM PONENTS 1. CPU Soc ke t LGA1150 so ck et 2 . S Y S _ F A N 3 - p in s y s t e m c o o lin g f a n co n n ec t o r ( c o- lay 4 - p in ) 3. CPU _FAN 4-pi n CPU cool i n g fa n connector 4.
Chapter 1 6 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL I/O Ports 1. PS/ 2 Mouse (green) Use this PS/ 2 port to connect a PS/ 2 mouse. 2. PS/ 2 Keyboar d (purple) Use this PS/ 2 port to connect a PS/ 2 k eyboard. 3. VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port. 4. DVI Port Y ou can connect the display de vice to the D VI port.
Chapter 2 7 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard 2-1. Safety Precautions 2-2. Installing the motherboard in a Chassis This motherboard carries a Micr o A TX form f actor of 225 x 180 mm. Choose a chassis that accommodates this from f actor .
Chapter 2 8 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. 1. T o avoid the system ins tability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users t o enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings” and then “Save and Exit Setup”.
Chapter 2 9 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 2-4. Installing Hardware 2-4-1. Installing the Processor • This motherboard has an LGA1150 socket. • When choosing a processor , consider the perf ormance requir ements of the system.
Chapter 2 10 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL D. Rotate the load plate onto the package IHS (Intergraded Heat 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 automa tically .
Chapter 2 11 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL A. Apply some thermal grease onto the contacted area between the heatsink and the CPU , and make it to be a thin la yer . 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 .
Chapter 2 12 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 2-4-3. Installing Memory Modules • This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin DDR3 1600/ 1333. • Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard.
Chapter 2 13 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 2-4-4. Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities.
Chapter 2 14 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Install the VGA Card in the PCIE X16 slot 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.
Chapter 2 15 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 2-4-5. Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: No.
Chapter 2 16 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL SA T A2_3 /4 connector s are used to support the Serial A T A 3.0Gb/s devices, and SA T A3_1 / 2 connector s support the Serial A T A 6.0Gb/s device, simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly . It eliminates limitations of the curren t Par allel A T A interface.
Chapter 2 17 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL The motherboard has two USB 2.0 headers supporting four USB 2.0 ports. Addition- ally , some computer cases ha ve USB ports a t the fron t of the case. If you ha ve this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
Chapter 2 18 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 5. COM: Onboard serial port header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a serial port to your system. 6. LPT : Onboard parallel port Header This is a header that c an be used to connect to the prin ter , scanner or other devices.
Chapter 2 19 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL This is an optional header that provides an SPDIFO (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) output to digital multimedia de vice thr ough optical fiber or c oaxial connector .
Chapter 2 20 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL If you use AC ’ 97 Front Panel, please t ick off the option of “ Disabled Front Panel Detect ” . If you use HD Audio Front Panel, please don ’ t t ick off “ Disabled Front Panel Detect ” .
Chapter 2 21 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi- cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang- up. This Motherboard implements one USB 3.0 header supporting 2 extra front USB 3.
Chapter 2 22 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 2-4-6. Installing a SA T A Hard Drive About SA T A Connectors Y our motherboard features f our SA T A connectors supporting a t otal of four drives. SA T A refer s to Serial A T A (Advanced T echnology Att achment) is the st andard interf ace for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs.
Chapter 2 23 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 1 & 2. CPU_F AN(CPU cooling F AN Power Connector) & S YS_F AN (co-lay 4 pin)(Sys tem Cooling F AN Power Connector) After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components.
Chapter 2 24 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 3 & 6. A TX_PO WER (A TX 24-pin Power Connect or) & A TX12V (A TX 12V Power Connector) The A TX 24-pin connector allows y ou to connect t o A TX v2.
Chapter 2 25 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being r ead from or writt en to the hard driv e. For the LED to function properly , an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface.
Chapter 2 26 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 5. SPK: Speaker Connect the case speaker cable to SPK . This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS..
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 27 Chapter 3 About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc.” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Pla y . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the R OM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 28 Chapter 3 Press the delet e ke y to access BIOS Setup Utility . Using BIOS When you s tart the Setup Utility , the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 29 Chapter 3 The default BIOS setting for this motherboard apply for most conditions with optimum performance. We do not suggest users change the default values in the BIOS setup and take no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the BIOS settings.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 30 Chapter 3 System Date & Time The Dat e and Time items show the current dat e and time on the computer . If y ou are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Pr operties utility .
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 31 Chapter 3 The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system. Advanced Menu LAN Configuration The item in the menu shows the LAN-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Onboard LAN Controller (Enabled) Use this item t o enable or disable Onboard LAN cont roller .
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 32 Chapter 3 PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 33 Chapter 3 System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as CPU fan speed, DIMM voltage.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 34 Chapter 3 EUP Function (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP function. Resume By PS2 MS (Disabled) This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 35 Chapter 3 PCI Express Configuration Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Exit +/- : Change Opt. Enter/Dbl Click : Select : Select Screen /Click: Select I.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 36 Chapter 3 ACPI Setting The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. ACPI Sleep State (S3(Suspend to RAM)) This item allows user to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) Sleep State (default).
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 37 Chapter 3 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4765T CPU @ 2.00GHz This is display-only field and diaplays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . EM64T (Supported) This item shows the computer supports EMT64. Processor Speed (2000MHz) This item shows the current processor speed.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 38 Chapter 3 Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Enabled) Use this item to enable the CPU energy-saving function when the system is not running. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 39 Chapter 3 SA T A Configur ation Use this item t o show the mode of SA T A configuration options. SA T A Mode (AHCI Mode) Use this item t o select SA T A mode. SA T A Port 1~4 This motherboard supports four SA T A channel and each channel allows one SA T A device t o be installed.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 40 Chapter 3 USB Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: 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.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 41 Chapter 3 Super IO Configuration Use this item to show the information of the Super IO Configuration. Super IO Chip (IT8728) This item shows the information of the super IO chip.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 42 Chapter 3 Parallel Port Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Parallel Port (Enabled) This item allows you to enable or disable parallel port. Device Settings (IO=378h; IRQ=5; DMA=3;) This item shows the information of the device settings.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 43 Chapter 3 Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Exit +/- : Change Opt. Enter/Dbl Click : Select : Select Screen /Click: Select Item F1: General Help F2: Previous V alues F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit Enable/Disable Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology .
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 44 Chapter 3 Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Use this item to sho w the informa tion of Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology . Main Advanced Chipset M.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 45 Chapter 3 Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B. III Boot Security Exit +/- : Change Opt. Enter/Dbl Click : Select : Select Screen /Click: Select Item F1: General Help F2: .
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 46 Chapter 3 IGD Multi-Monitor (Disabled) This item enables or disables IGD (Int ernal Graphics de vice) multi-monitor . System Agent Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> and view the following screen: IGD Memory (64M) This item sho ws the information of the IGD(Int ernal Graphics device) memory .
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 47 Chapter 3 Press <Esc> to return to the chipset menu page. Restore AC Power Loss (Power Off) This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status. Audio Configuration This item shows the information of the audio configuration.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 48 Chapter 3 ME Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: ME FW V ersion (9.0.10.1372) This item shows the ME FW version. Press <Esc> to return to the Chipset Menu page. ME Subsystem Help Main Advanced Chipset M.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 49 Chapter 3 This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system.
B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 50 Chapter 3 Use this item to enable/disable Package Current Lock. Package Current Lock (Disabled) IA Core Current (Maximum) ) Use this item to control CPU Current Limit. Enhanced Int el SpeedStep T echnology (Enabled) This item allo ws users to enable or disable the EIST (Enhanced Int el SpeedStep T ech- nology).
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 51 Graphics Core Ratio Limit (24) This item allows you to control the internal GFX core ratio. Press <Esc> to return to the M.I.B. III Menu page. North Bridge Configuration Scroll to this item to view the following screen: +/- : Change Opt.
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 52 Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B. III Boot Security Exit The selection of Memory Profiles which impacts memory sizing behavior.
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 53 Memory RC V ersion (1.6.1.2) This item shows the information of the memory RC version. Memory Frequency (1333 Mhz) This item sho ws the inf ormation of the memory frequency . T otal Memory (4096 MB (DDR3)) This item show s the inf ormation of the to tal memory .
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 54 0 Mc Lock (Enabled) This item allows you to enable or disable capacity to lock MC registers or not. CMD T ri-State (Enabled) This item allow s you to enable or disable the CMD T ri-Sta te (ending of the training). Memory Scrambler (Enabled) This item allo ws you to enable or disable the memory scr ambler .
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 55 ChReadVref 0.744 V (Auto) This item allows you to adjust the ChReadVref from 0 to 108, and the default is 54, 1 step is 4mV . Over V oltage Configuration Scroll to this item to view the following screen: Main Advanced Chipset M.
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 56 CPU/RING/Cache/GT Adaptive V olt age T arge t(mV) (0) This item allows you to adjust the CPU/RING/Cache/GT Adaptive voltage target from 0 to 2000mV . CPU/RING/Cache/GT V oltage Mode (Adaptive) This item allows you to set the CPU/RING/Cache/GT voltage mode.
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 57 Intel(R) Core (TM) i7-4765T CPU @ 2.00GHz This is display-only field and displays the information of the CPU installed in your comput er . Processor Speed (2000 MHz) This item shows the CPU speed. Memory Frequency (1333 MHz) This item show s the memory frequency .
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 58 Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B. III Boot Security Exit +/- : Change Opt. Enter/Dbl Click : Select : Select Screen /Click: Select Item F1: General Help F2: Previous V alues F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit This page enables you to set the keyboard NumLock state.
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 59 This page enables you to set setup administrator password and user password. Security Menu Administrator Password Status (Not Install) This item shows administrator password installed or not. User Password Status (Not Install) This item shows user password installed or not.
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 60 Boot Override Use this item to select the boot device. Save Options This item enables you to save the options that you have made. Save Changes This item enables you to save the changes that you have made. Discard Changes This item enables you to discard any changes that you have made.
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 61 Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updat ed BIOS for this motherboar d from the manufacturer’s Website. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs.
Chapter 3 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL 62 Memo.
63 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software The auto-install DVD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software.
64 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 4 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 4. Click Next to run the Installation Wizard.
65 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 4 If the auto-install DVD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager for your OS (for example, Windows Explorer). Look for the chipset and motherboard model, and then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the driv ers.
66 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 4 eBLU ECS eBL U utility mak es BIOS update f aster and easier . eBLU will list the lat est BIOS with a default check-mark. Click”install” button to install. eDLU ECS eDL U utility mak es updating driver s fast and eas y .
67 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 5 Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems.
68 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 5 Y our computer , like an y electrical appliance, requir es proper c are and maintenance. Here are some basic PC care tips to help prolong the life of the motherboard and keep it running as best as it can. 1. Keep your computer in a well ventilated area.
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70 B85H3-M7 USER MANUAL Chapter 5 Memo.
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