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Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the li

Motherboard Manual 8 2.2 Install a Heatsink Step 1: Place the CPU fan assembly on top of the installed CPU and make sure that the four fasteners match

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 9 2.3 Connect Cooling Fans These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and c

Motherboard Manual 10 2.4 Install System Memory DDR3 Modules Step 1: Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 11 Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3 Module Total Memory Size DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3_A2

Motherboard Manual 12 PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen3 x16 Slot - PCI-Express 3.0 compliant. - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 16GB/s simultaneou

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 13 2.6 Jumper Setting The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, t

Motherboard Manual 14 2.7 Headers & Connectors ATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector For better compatibility, we recommend to use a standard ATX

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 15 PANEL1: Front Panel Header This 16-pin header includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker

Motherboard Manual 16 JFRONT_USB3_1: Header for USB 3.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to add additional USB ports on the PC front panel

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 17 F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the chassis-mount front panel audio

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ... 1 1.1 Before You Start ...

Motherboard Manual 18 J_COM1: Serial Port Header The motherboard has a serial port header for connecting RS-232 Port. Pin Assignment 1 Carrier detec

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 19 2.8 Smart Switches & Indicators On-Board Buttons SW_PWR1: This is an on-board Power Switch button.

Motherboard Manual 20 CHAPTER 3: UEFI BIOS & SOFTWARE 3.1 UEFI BIOS Setup z The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS setti

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 21 6. Select the proper BIOS file, and a message asking if you are sure to flash the BIOS file. Click Yes to

Motherboard Manual 22 4. An open dialog will show up to request your agreement to start the BIOS update. Click Yes to start the online update procedur

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 23 4. A warning message will show up to request your agreement to start the BIOS update. Click OK to start t

Motherboard Manual 24 3.3 Software Installing Software 1. Insert the Setup DVD to the optical drive. The driver installation program would appear if

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 25 The OC Tweaker tab allows you to save or load the OC setting profiles, change system frequency and volta

Motherboard Manual 26 eHot-Line eHot-Line is a convenient utility that helps you to contact with our Tech-Support system. This utility will collect th

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 27 Enter the file name and then click “Save”. Your system information will be saved to a .txt file. Open th

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Before You Start Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start install

Motherboard Manual 28 Smart EAR 3D Hi-Fi 3D Audio Requirements: 1. A chassis with front audio output jacks 2. An earphone or a headphone 3. Speakers

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 29 Smart EAR 3D Utility: 1. Rear Panel Audio Output Indicator: It displays a blue light when the audio out

Motherboard Manual 30 Smart Connect Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology is designed to update programs by periodically waking your computer fro

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 31 Basic and advanced settings Basic Tab Update Frequency slider: This slider bar sets the amount of time t

Motherboard Manual 32 Rapid Start Technology Intel® Rapid Start technology enables your system to get up and running faster from even the deepest slee

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 33 3-3 After rebooting, the system will setup Intel® Rapid Start Technology automatically. We recommend you

Motherboard Manual 34 Intel® Small Business Advantage Intel Small Business Advantage (Intel SBA) provides an out-of-the-box hardware-based security an

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 35 Installing Intel SBA This procedure describes how to install Intel SBA. 1. Logon to the computer with

Motherboard Manual 36 BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to personalize your boot logo easily. You can choose BMP as your boot logo so as to cu

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 37 Green Power II Utility BIOSTAR G.P.U II (Green Power Utility) is a new function. The utility enhances ene

Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 Motherboard Specifications Specifications CPU Support Socket 1150 for Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron processor

Motherboard Manual 38 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 Driver Installation After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver D

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 39 4.2 AMI BIOS Beep Code Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description Continuing Memory sizing erro

Motherboard Manual 40 Code Description 71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 72 South Bridge devices initialization 78 South Bridge DXE

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 41 4.4 Troubleshooting Probable Solution 1. There is no power in the system. Power LED does not shine; the

Motherboard Manual 42 4.5 RAID Functions RAID Definitions RAID 0: In a RAID 0 system data are split up in blocks that get written across all the driv

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 43 RAID 10: RAID 10 combines the advantages (and disadvantages) of RAID 0 and RAID 1 in one single system. I

Motherboard Manual 44 APPENDIX: Specifications in Other Languages Arabic تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ةﺪﻋﺎﻗﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺬﺧﺄﻤﻟا1150 ىد مإ ﻪﻳا ﺞﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟ Intel®

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 45 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﻴﻠﺧاﺪﻟا جرﺎﺨﻤﻟاو ﻞﺧاﺪﻤﻟا Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D ﺔﻠﺻو6 x SATA 6 ﺖﻳﺎﺑﺎﺠﻴﺟ /ﺔﻴﻧﺎ

Motherboard Manual 46 French SpécificationsSupport Unité Centrale Socket 1150 Processeurs Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron Enveloppe therm

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 47 SpécificationsI/O en interne Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D 6x Connecteur SATA 6.0Gb/s 2x embases USB

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 3 Specifications Internal I/Os Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D 6x SATA 6.0Gb/s Connector 2x USB 2.0 Hea

Motherboard Manual 48 German Spezifikationen CPU-Unterstützung Anschluss-1150 für Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron Prozessor Maximale CPU

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 49 Spezifikationen Interne I/Os Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D 6x SATA 6.0Gb/s-Verbinung 2x USB 2.0-Heade

Motherboard Manual 50 Italian Specificazioni Supporto processore Slot 1150 per processore Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron Alimentazione d

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 51 Specificazioni Ingressi/ Uscite Interni Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D Connettore 6x SATA 6.0Gb/s Dist

Motherboard Manual 52 Japanese 仕様 CPU サポート Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron プロセッサの Socket 1150 最大 CPU TDP （Thermal Design Power 最大放熱量）:

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 53 仕様 内蔵 I/O Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D 6x SATA 6.0Gb/s コネクタ 2x USB 2.0 ヘッダー (各ヘッダーは、2つの USB 2.0 ポー

Motherboard Manual 54 Polish Specyfikacje techniczne Obsługa procesoraGniazdo procesora (Socket) 1150 dla procesorów Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentiu

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 55 Specyfikacje techniczne Wewnętrzne porty wejścia/ wyjścia Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D Złącza 6x SAT

Motherboard Manual 56 Portuguese Especificações Suporte Processador Porta 1150 para processador Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron Alimentaç

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 57 Especificações Conectores na placa Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D Conector 6x SATA 6.0Gb/s Dispositivo

Motherboard Manual 4 1.4 Rear Panel Connectors Note1: HDMI, DVI-D & VGA ports only work with an Intel® integrated Graphics Processor. Note2:

Motherboard Manual 58 Russian Спецификации Поддержка центрального процессора Сокет 1150 для процессоров Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron М

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 59 Спецификации Внутр. Плата ввода-вывода Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D Соединитель 6x SATA 6 Гб/с 2 кон

Motherboard Manual 60 Spanish Especificaciones Compatibilidad con el procesador Ranura 1150 para procesador Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celer

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 61 Especificaciones Conectores en placa Hi-Fi Z87S 3D & Hi-Fi H87S 3D Conector 6x SATA 6Gb’s Distribuido

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 5 1.5 Motherboard Layout Note: represents the 1st pin.

Motherboard Manual 6 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Install Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1: Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Not

Hi-Fi Z87S 3D/Hi-Fi H87S 3D/Hi-Fi B85S 3D 7 Step 4: Hold processor with your thumb and index fingers, oriented as shown. Align the notches with the so