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Zotac H87 Series, User Manual

The Zotac H87 Series is a high-performance motherboard designed for gaming and productivity tasks. To get the most out of your device, make sure to download the user manual for free from our website. This manual provides in-depth instructions and troubleshooting tips for maximizing your experience with the Zotac H87 Series.

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Intel H87-MATX series Motherboard 

Table of Contents

Motherboard Specifications ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Motherboard Layout--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Hardware Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

Safety Instructions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Preparing the Motherboard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

Installing the CPU --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
Installing the CPU Fan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
Installing Memory Modules --------------------------------------------------------------------------10

Installing the Motherboard --------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

Installing the I/O Shield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis -----------------------------------------------------11

Connecting Cables and Setting Switches -------------------------------------------------------------12

24-pin ATX Power Connector-PW1 ----------------------------------------------------------------13
4-pin ATX_12V power connector-PW2 -----------------------------------------------------------13
COM Header-CN3 (Optional) -----------------------------------------------------------------------14
Front panel header-FP1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------14
USB Headers-FP_U1/2/FP_USB3_1 -------------------------------------------------------------15
Front Pannel Audio Header-FP_S1 ---------------------------------------------------------------15
Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors (SATA1~6) ------------------------------------------------------16
Speaker Header-SPK1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------16
Fan Connectors-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

Expansion Slots

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

Jumper Settings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18

Configuring the BIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19

Enter BIOS Setup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19
Main Menu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19
X-Setting Menu-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20
Advanced Menu----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21

Storage Configuration

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------21

CPU Configuration

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

USB Configuration

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

Display Configuration

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------23

PC Health Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23

CPU/SYS FAN Control Mode -----------------------------------------------------------------------23

PowerManage Menu----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24
Boot Menu -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25

Boot Configuration

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25

Exit Menu

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27

Save Changes and Exit

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------27

Summary of Contents for H87 Series

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Page 2: ...R OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO TELEVISION TECHNICIAN NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also r...

Page 3: ...Connector PW1 13 4 pin ATX_12V power connector PW2 13 COM Header CN3 Optional 14 Front panel header FP1 14 USB Headers FP_U1 2 FP_USB3_1 15 Front Pannel Audio Header FP_S1 15 Serial ATA SATA Connecto...

Page 4: ...date Procedure 28 Installing Drivers and Software 29 Drivers Installation 29 Realtek HD Audio Driver Setup 35 Getting Started 35 Digital Output 35 Speakers 37 Microphone 38 Line In 39 Device Adavanced...

Page 5: ...y size 16 GB q USB 2 0 ports v Six USB 2 0 ports two ports on the back panel four via pin headers q USB 3 0 ports v Six USB 3 0 ports four on the back panel two via pin header v Fully backward compati...

Page 6: ...nd one Display port output support v Support resolution up to 4K 4096x2304 24Hz for HDMI and 3840x2160 60Hz for Display port q PCI Express Interface v PCI Express 3 0 v Wake up function capable v Cloc...

Page 7: ...gure 2 shows the back panel connectors Figure 1 Board Layout 1 24 pinATX Power Connector PW1 2 Serial ATA SATA Connectors SATA1 6 3 ME Update Jumper JP3 4 Clear CMOS Jumper JP1 5 Chipset 6 Speaker Hea...

Page 8: ...Data activity 8 LAN port LED indicators Speed LED Status Description Off Speed 10 Mbps Green Speed 100 Mbps Orange Speed 1000 Mbps Speed LED Activity LED 7 Port 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel 8 Channe...

Page 9: ...talling the CPU v Installing the CPU fan v Installing Memory DIMMs q Installing the motherboard q Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock a...

Page 10: ...taion components 1 Unhook the socket lever by pushing down and away from the socket 2 Lift the socket lever and the load plate to fully open position 3 Use your thumb and forefinger to lift the cap up...

Page 11: ...t least one memory bank populated to ensure normal operation Refer to the following recommendations to install memory modules Note that a memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction...

Page 12: ...ust and foreign objects and promotes correct airflow within the chassis Before installing the motherboard install the I O shield from the inside of the chassis Press the I O shield into place and make...

Page 13: ...24 pin ATX Power Connector PW1 v 4 pin ATX_12V Power Connector PW2 q Internal Headers Connectors v COM Header CN3 Optional v Front Panel Header FP1 v USB Headers FP_U1 2 FP_USB3 1 v Front Pannel Audio...

Page 14: ...Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 PWROK 20 5V 9 5V_AUX 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND 4 pin ATX_12V pow...

Page 15: ...tach the Reset switch cable from the front panel of the case to these two pins The system restarts when the RESET switch is pressed Note Some chassis do not have all four cables Be sure to match the n...

Page 16: ...he mainboard header To find out if the chassis you are buying supports a front audio connector please contact your dealer FP_U1 FP_U2 Pin Definition PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USBP0 4...

Page 17: ...I ports SATA1 6 with maximum tranansfer rate up to 6 0 Gb s each SPK1 Pin Definition PIN Assignment 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 SPK SATA Pin Definition Pin Signal 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Fan C...

Page 18: ...d SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications PCIe x1 Slot PCIE2 There is one PCI Express x1 slot that is designed to accommodate less bandwidth intensive cards such as a modem or LA...

Page 19: ...you want to clear the system configuration use the JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Notice 1 Be sure to save the CMOS setting when exit the CMOS 2 If the CPU is frequency multiplier locked no CPU s...

Page 20: ...ys at the bottom of the screen during the Power On Self Test POST Pressing Del takes you to the BIOS Setup Utility Note 1 We reserve the right to update the BIOS version presented in the manual The BI...

Page 21: ...language X Setting Menu The X Setting menu items show the settings of CPU memory and so on Press enter to display the configuration options q CPU Configuration The items in this submenu show the CPU...

Page 22: ...ct Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Smart Connect Technology q OnBoard Device Config Enter this submenu Serial Port 0 Configuration to set parameters of serial port0 C0MA Storage Co...

Page 23: ...ware prefetcher hardware prefetch mechanism q Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to enable or disable the adjacent cache line prefetch mode If you disable this item only one 64 bit line will b...

Page 24: ...cs q Aperture Size This item allows you to set the aperture size options 64MB 128MB 256MB q DVMT Pre Allocated This item allows you to set DVMT pre allocated size q DVMT Total Gfx Mem This item allows...

Page 25: ...D button is pressed q Lock Legacy Resources Enable or diable Lock Legacy Resources q S3 Video Repost This item allows you to enable or disable Repost Video on S3 Resume function The default setting is...

Page 26: ...oard NumLock state On or Off q ME Update Control The ME Update Control menu items allow you to change the ME settings Press enter to display the configuration options ME Debug Mode Select this item to...

Page 27: ...rd q GateA20 Active When set to Upon Request GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services When set to Always GA20 can not be disabled this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB q Option...

Page 28: ...nd Exit Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you have made to the setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the BIOS as...

Page 29: ...uthorized Service Center and have a trained technician do the work for you Save Changes Select this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the BIOS Setup and exit the BIOS Setu...

Page 30: ...res shown in this section are for reference only The kit comes with a driver disk that contains utility drivers and additional software The driver disk that has been shipped with your motherboard cont...

Page 31: ...30 Intel H87 MATX series Motherboard 2 Left click Intel Chipset Driver begin loading 3 Left click HDA Sound Driver begin loading...

Page 32: ...31 Installing Drivers And Software 4 Left click Intel Graphics Driver begin loading...

Page 33: ...32 Intel H87 MATX series Motherboard 5 Left click Ethernet PCI E Driver begin loading...

Page 34: ...33 Installing Drivers And Software 6 Left click USB3 0 Controller Driver begin loading 7 Left click Intel Management Engine begin loading...

Page 35: ...34 Intel H87 MATX series Motherboard...

Page 36: ...ow the on screen instructions Realtek HD Audio Manager icon will show in System tray as below Double click the icon and the control panel will appear Digital Output After clicking on the Sound Effect...

Page 37: ...rrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home by simply using the music you usually play Karaoke mode can help you elimin...

Page 38: ...s you from default speaker settings Speakers includes four tabs Speaker Configuration Sound Effects Room Correction and Default Format Speaker Configuration In this tab you can choose speaker configur...

Page 39: ...suppress disturbing noise Acoustic Echo Cancellation This function prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP func...

Page 40: ...dio Manager integrates Volume Control functions into the Line In page This gives you the advantage to you to create your favorite sound effect in one single tool Single click on the volume icon the Re...

Page 41: ...r of Realtek HD Audio Manager page and you can set the playback device and recording device as below Connector Settings Click on the icon on the main page of Realtek HD Audio Manager and the Connector...

Page 42: ...t corner of Realtek HD Audio Manager page the Realtek HD Audio information will display Hardware Software information of your audio system Language setting When Audio is chosen this language setting w...

Page 43: ...p the BIOS 1 Setting your computer then press Delete to enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY 2 Use the arrow key to select Advanced menu When enter the Advanced menu select the Item Storage Configuration 3 Enter...

Page 44: ...eys to move the color bar and navigate through the items Creating a RAID set 1 In the main Intel R Rapid Storage Technology RAID BIOS menu highlight Create RAID Volume using the arrow key then press E...

Page 45: ...f the HDD 3 Press Enter to confirm the creation of the RAID set A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N 4 The following screen appears displaying the relevant...

Page 46: ...on When using more than one disk you can increase protection against data loss in the event of disk failure Note 1 Please confirm that the driver Intel Rapid Storage Technology has been installed comp...

Page 47: ...cache memory size and the acceleration mode and click OK to accelerate the storage 4 If you want to change the setting click Disable acceleration to disable the acceleration or click Change mode to c...

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