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H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 4
... Onboard Devices Configuration 3-32
3.6.8 APM 3-34
3.6.9 Network Stack 3-35
3.7 Monitor menu 3-36
3.8 Boot menu 3-39
3.9 Tools menu 3-46
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-46
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Profile 3-46
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information 3-47
3.10 Exit menu 3-48
3.11 Updating BIOS 3-49
Chapter 4:
Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1
4.2 Support DVD information...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 5
... 4.3.7 Network iControl 4-12 4.3.8 USB BIOS Flashback 4-13 4.3.9 EZ Update 4-14 4.3.10 USB Charger 4-15 4.3.11 System Information 4-16 4.3.12 Audio configurations 4-17
Chapter 5:
RAID support
5.1 RAID configurations 5-1
5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-1
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 7
... when installing system components. • Chapter 3: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 4: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: RAID support This...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 12
... x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x Q-Shield 1 x Support DVD 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS Update ASUS Utilities Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ATX Form Factor, 12"x 8.6" (30.5cm x 21.8cm)
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
User Manual
H87-PRO
ASUS H87-PRO motherboard
User manual
Support DVD
2 x Serial...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 16
... Capacitors This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity.
Intel® Smart Response Technology Intel® Smart Response Technology, an important part of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing, reduces load and wait time, eliminates unecessary hard drive spin thus lowering power usage, and uses an installed SSD...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 18
... modified settings
• F12 BIOS snapshot hotkey
• F3 Shortcut for most accessed information
• ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) information detecting faulty DIMMs, and helping with difficult POST situations.
USB BIOS Flashback USB BIOS Flashback offers a hassle-free updating solution for your ultimate convenience. Install a USB storage device containing the BIOS file, press...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 24
... compatibility, we recommend that you install memory modules of the same version or date code (D/C) from the same vendor. Check with the retailer to get the correct memory modules.
• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be about...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 27
... to boot due to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! button to boot and load BIOS default settings. A message will appear during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to its default settings. • We recommend that you download and update to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com after using the MemOK! function.
Chapter 1
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H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 32
... charging time for USB-chargeable devices, optimized power efficiency, and backward compatibility with USB 2.0.
H87-PRO
USB3_12
H87-PRO USB3.0 Front panel connector
• The USB 3.0 module is purchased separately. • These connectors are based on xHCI specification. We recommend you to install the
related driver to fully use the USB 3.0 ports under Windows® 7.
Chapter 1
1-18...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 33
... USB+5V USB_P11USB_P11+
GND USB+5V USB_P13USB_P13+
GND
H87-PRO USB2.0 connectors
Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard!
• The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately.
• These connectors are based on xHCI specification. We recommend you to install the related driver to fully use the USB 2.0 ports under Windows® 7.
4. Digital audio...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 49
...your chassis for three seconds, and the BIOS is updated automatically.
To use USB BIOS Flashback:
1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com
2. Extract and rename the BIOS image file to H87PRO.CAP.
3. Copy H87PRO.CAP to the root directory of the USB flash disk drive.
4. Insert the USB storage device to the USB BIOS Flashback port when the system is turned off...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 51
...8 series chipset, all USB devices connected to the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB devices must update their firmware for better compatibility.
• Multi-VGA output supports up to three displays under Windows® OS environment, two displays under BIOS, and one display under DOS.
• Intel display architecture design supports the following...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 56
... Setup. • You have installed a new system component that requires further BIOS settings or
update.
Inappropriate BIOS settings may result to instability or boot failure. We strongly recommend that you change the BIOS settings only with the help of a trained service personnel.
When downloading or updating the BIOS file, rename it as H87PRO.CAP for this motherboard.
Chapter 3
ASUS H87-PRO...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 97
...]
For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode.
[Disabled]
Disable the CSM to fully support the Windows® Security Update and Security Boot.
The following four items appear when you set Launch CSM to [Enabled].
Boot Devices Control [UEFI and Legacy OpROM] Allows you to select...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 98
... the PK is deleted, all the system's Secure Boot keys will not be active. Configuration options: [Yes] [No]
Load PK from File Allows you to load the downloaded PK from a USB storage device.
[Yes]
Load the default PK.
[Enabled] Load from a USB storage device.
The PK file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable.
Chapter 3
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H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 100
.... • Press after POST.
• To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears.
Boot Override These items displays the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Click an item to start booting from the selected device.
Chapter 3
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H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 110
... drivers to use the devices.
The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard
supports.
Click an item to install
The AHCI/RAID Driver The Manual menu contains
menu contains items to the list of supplementary user
create the RAID/AHCI manuals. Click an item to open
driver disk.
the folder of the user manual.
Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 123
...To launch EZ Update, click EZ Update on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar.
Click to automatically update your
motherboard's driver, software and
firmware
Click to find and select the BIOS
from file
Click to select a boot logo
Click to update the BIOS
EZ Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an ISP (Internet Service Provider.
Chapter 4
4-14
Chapter 4: Software support
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 128
... 5: RAID support
RAID support
5.1 RAID configurations
The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions:
5
• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 support.
If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation...
H87-PRO User's Manual - Page 135
... port or the support DVD into the optical drive, and then click Browse.
3. Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click OK.
4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use another computer to copy the RAID...