Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product H67H2-M (V1.1) ECS
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Preface 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 Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation.
iii Chapter 2 9 9 9 9 9 Installing the Motherboard 9 Safety Precautions............................................................................9 Choosing a Computer Case.............................................................9 Installing the Motherboard in a Case.
iv Security Menu.........................................................................54 Save & Exit Menu...................................................................55 Updating the BIOS....................................................
1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the H67H2-M motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard d.
2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Accommodates latest socket LGA1 155 Intel ® 2 nd Generation Core TM i7, i5, i3, Pentium & Celeron processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technolog.
3 Introducing the Motherboard The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphic Interface • T wo PCI Express slots • One 32-bit PCI v2.
4 Introducing the Motherboard • Intel H67 Chipset • latest socket LGA1 155 Intel ® 2 nd Generation Core TM i7, i5, i3, Pentium & Celeron processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technolo.
5 Introducing the Motherboard • AMI BIOS with 32Mb SPI Flash ROM • Supports Plug and Play , STR (S3)/STD (S4), Hardware moni- tor , Multi Boot • Supports ACPI & DMI • Audio, LAN, can be disabled in BIOS • F7 hot key for boot up devices option • Supports PgUP clear COMS Hotkey • Supports ACPI 3.
6 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components.
7 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. LA BE L CO MP ONE N T S la test L GA1155 socket for I ntel ® 2 nd Generati on Co re TM i7 , i5 , i3, Pe nt ium & C ele ro n p r oc es sor s 2.
8 Introducing the Motherboard Memo.
9 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a ground.
10 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered.
11 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings T o 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”.
12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sur e that you DO NOT scratch the motherboar d or any of the surface-mount resis- tors with the clip of the cooling fan.
13 Installing the Motherboard A. Opening of the Load Plate · Put your thumb on the tail of the load plate and press the tail down. · Rotate the load plate to fully open position. B. Disengaging of the Load Lever · Hold the hook of lever and pull it to the left side to clear retention tab.
14 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates four memory modules. It can support four 240-pin DDR3 1333/1066. The total memory capacity is 16 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in any of the four slots. T otal memory capacity is 16 GB.
15 Installing the Motherboard Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules. 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM . 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. 3 Align the memory module with the slot.
16 Installing the Motherboard 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.
17 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 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.
18 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SA T A1/2: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are used to support the Serial A T A devices for the highest data transfer rates (6.
19 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~4: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB 2.0 headers supporting eight USB 2.0 ports. Addi- tionally , some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
20 Installing the Motherboard Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a published specification detailing a microcontroller that can store secured information, and implementations of that specification.
21 Installing the Motherboard Installing a SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install a SA T A Hard Drive. SA T A cable (optional) SA T A power cable (optional) About SA T A Connectors Y our motherboard features five SA T A connectors supporting a total of five drives.
22 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: The USB 3.0 connectors are optimized for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices, aslo are fully backwards-compatible with Hi- Speed USB 2.0 devices.
23 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: The A TX 24-pin connector allows you to connect to A TX v2.x power supply .
24 Installing the Motherboard Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . CPU_F AN: CPU cooling F AN Power Connector 1 GND System Ground .
25 Installing the Motherboard A TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 14 -12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 +5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 +5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 -5V 9 +5VSB 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.
26 Installing the Motherboard Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly , an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface.
27 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc.” BIOS with support for W indows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS.
28 Using BIOS Press the delete key to access BIOS Setup Utility . Using BIOS When you start 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.
29 Using BIOS The default BIOS setti ng f or this motherbo ard apply for most conditio ns with opti mum pe rfo rman ce. W e do not s ugg est u ser s chan ge the d efa ult v a l u e s i n t h e B I O S s e t u p an d ta k e n o r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o a n y d a m a g e ca us ed by ch an gi ng th e B IO S s et ti n gs .
30 Using BIOS Date & Time The Date and T ime 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 W indows Date and T ime Properties utility .
31 Using BIOS Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2012, American Megatrends, Inc. ECS eJIFFY Function (Disabled) This item enables or disables ECS eJIFFY Function. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. Make sure that the eJIFFY has been installed to hard disk.
32 Using BIOS PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the paeameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Save & Exit System T emperature : 33°C CPU Fan Speed : 2974 RPM System Fan Speed : 0 R P M CPU Voltage : 1.
33 Using BIOS • System T emperature • CPU Fan Speed • System Fan Speed • CPU V oltage • DIMM V oltage • IMC V oltage • PCH V oltage System Component Characteristics These items display t.
34 Using BIOS EUP Support (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. Resume By PS2 MS (S3) (Disabled) This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode.
35 Using BIOS ACPI Configuration 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 APCI S3 (Suspend toRAM) Sleep State(default). Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page.
36 Using BIOS Inter(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10 GHz This is display-only field and diaplays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . EMT64 (Supported) This item shows the computer supports EMT64. Processor Speed (3100MHz) This item shows the current processor speed.
37 Using BIOS SA T A Configuration Use this item to show the mode of serial SA T A configuration options. Serial-A T A Controller 0/1 (Compatible/Enhanced) Use this item to select the Serial-A T A cotroller options: Disabled, Compatible, En- hanced. SA T A Mode (IDE Mode) Use this item to select SA T A mode.
38 Using BIOS 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.
39 Using BIOS Super IO Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip IT8728 T emp. to 80-Port [Disabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset M.
40 Using BIOS TPM Configuration TPM Support [Enabled] Current TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc. Enables or Disables TPM support.
41 Using BIOS North Bridge Scroll to this item and press <Enter> and view the following screen: IGD Memory (64M) This item shows the information of the IGD(Internal Graphics device) memory . DVMT Mode Select (DVMT Mode) This item allows you to select the DVMT operating mode.
42 Using BIOS Multi-Monitor technology Please note that Multi-Monitor technology supports up to four monitors: one or two Intel integrated Graphics and one or two PCI-Express graphics devices under W indows 7.
43 Using BIOS Step 3. Enable IGD Multi-Monitor from BIOS. In the following BIOS screen, please set IGD Multi-Monitor to [Enabled]. Step 2. Install all the drivers of PCI-Express graphic cards. Click the Browse CD item, then appears the following screen.
44 Using BIOS 2.Select display devices, set the multiple displays option and to extend destop for display “Multi-Monitor technology”. Change the apprearance of your displays Control Panel All Control Panel Items Display Screen Resolution Search Control Panel 1 3 4 Detect Identify 3.
45 Using BIOS Change the apprearance of your displays Control Panel All Control Panel Items Display Screen Resolution Search Control Panel 1 Detect Identify 4.
46 Using BIOS South Bridge Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: 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.
47 Using BIOS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc. ME Subsystem Help Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version 7. 0 . 0. 1 135 ME Subsyst em [Enabled] Main Advanced Chipset M.
48 Using BIOS 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. M.I.B III (MB Intelligent BIOS III) Menu ICC Over-Clocking Lib V ersion (7.
49 Using BIOS Performance T unning Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: ICC Enable (Disabled) This item allows you to enable or disable current ICC. Press <Esc> to return to the M.I.B III menu page. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
50 Using BIOS IA Core Current (Normal) Use this item to control CPU Current Limit. This is for Turbo mode. Power Limit 2 Switch (Enabled) Use this item to control the Power Limit 2. This is for Turbo mode. Power Limit 1 Value(Watt) (95) Use this item to control the limit of the TDP .
51 Using BIOS RAS# Active Time(tRAS) (24) This item specifies the RAS# active time. Intel Graphics Configuration This item shows the information of Intel Graphics Configuration. GT OverClocking [Disabled] This item allows you to control the internal GFX Turbo mode.
52 Using BIOS Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10 GHz This is display-only field and displays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . Processor Speed (3100MHz) This item shows the CPU speed. T otal Memory (2048MB(DDR3 1333)) This item shows the total momery of DDR3.
53 Using BIOS This page enables you to set the keyboard NumLock state. Boot Menu Boot Configuration This item shows the information of the boot configuration. Bootup NumLock State (On) This item determines if the NumLock key is active or inactive at system start-up time.
54 Using BIOS Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc. This page enables you to set setup administrator and password. Security Menu +/- : V alue Enter : Select :Select Screen :Select Item F1:General Help Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
55 Using BIOS This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes. Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes and Reset Discard .
56 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: This concludes Chapter 3.
57 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows XP/V ista/7 The Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard.
58 Using the Motherboard Software Drivers Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk.
59 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5.
60 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the disk in the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory .
61 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager allows you to configure RAID 0, and 1 sets on the external Serial A T A hard disk drives. Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set: 1 . Install the external Serial A T A hard disk drive (HDD) on your system.
62 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 2 . The main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears. Entering Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS util- ity 1 . During POST , press <Ctrl-I> to enter the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu.
63 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 2 . When the RAID Level item is highlighted, use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set that you want to create. Creating a RAID set 1 . In the main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu, highlight Create RAID V olume using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>.
64 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Pressing <Y> deletes all the data in the HDDs. 5 . The following screen appears, displaying the relevant information about the RAID set you created. Users please be noted that RAID 0 (Stripe) is set to accelerate the data access, and RAID 1 (Mirror) is set to provide the data backup.
65 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Deleting a RAID set 1 . In the main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu, highlight Delete RAID V olume using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 2 . Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete.
66 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Resetting disks to Non-RAID An HDD that has been previously configured as part of another RAID set in another platform is called a broken RAID HDD. When you install a broken RAID HDD, you cannot select this disk when configuring a RAID set through the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager option.
67 Trouble Shooting Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty , this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips.
68 Trouble Shooting Y our computer , like any electrical appliance, requires proper care 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.
Power Bu on is pressed but PC fails to start. Ye s Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working No No Any Beep sound Λ No CLR CMOS and check if CPU 12V power is connected art the PC st Re Problem with.
70 Trouble Shooting Memo.
71 POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre-boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the .
72 3 5 CPU p ost -me mor y in itia l izat ion. Boot Str ap Proc ess or ( BSP) sel ect ion 3 6 CPU p ost -me mor y in itia l izat ion. Sys te m M an a gem ent M ode (SM M) i n itia l izat ion 3 7 Post .
73 FB-FF Re serv e d f o r futu re AMI erro r co d es 1 M e m o r y no t Ins ta lle d 1 Mem ory wa s in s ta l l ed twice ( In s ta ll P eiMem ory rou tin e in P EI Core ca l le d twice) 2 R e c o v e.
74 9E-9F Res erv ed fo r fu tur e AM I code s A 0 I DE init ia liza tion is st ar ted A1 ID E R e se t A2 ID E D e te c t A3 ID E E nable A 4 SCSI in itia l izat ion is s ta rt ed A 5 SCSI R es et A 6.
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