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H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 2
... sending a request to infringe. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Where the applicable license entitles you want to have it from http://support.asus.com/download or (2) for backup...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 3
Contents
Safety information iv About this guide iv Package contents vi H81M2 specifications summary vi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Before you proceed 1-1 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-1 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-3 1.4 System memory 1-7 1.5 Expansion slots 1-9 1.6 Jumpers 1-10 1.7 Connectors 1-12 1.8 Onboard LEDs 1-20 1.9 Software support 1-21
Chapter 2: BIOS information
...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 4
... a qualified service technician or your retailer.
How this guide
This user guide contains the information you detect any damage, contact your power supply is set to the correct voltage in any area where it may be exposed to fix it supports. Operation safety
• Before installing the motherboard and adding components, carefully read all the manuals that your...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 6
... at the maximum transfer rate of the Intel® H81 chipset, Intel® Rapid Start Technology can
be configured only from the BIOS Setup program.
(continued on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel® CPU support list.
H81M2 specifications summary
CPU
Chipset Memory
Graphics Expansion slots Storage
LGA1150 socket for 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 10
...-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module)
DVI-I DVI
KB_USBPWB
LGA1150
1-2
3
24.4cm(9.6in)
EATXPWR
USB3456
USB3_E12
CHA_FAN
LAN_USB3_12
COM
7
BATTERY
AUDIO
TPM
H81M2
RTL 8111G
PCIEX16
PCIEX1_1
ASM 1083
Super I/O
ALC 887-VD2
SB_PWR
LPT AAFP
PCI1 PCI2
Intel® H81
8MB
BIOS
8
SPEAKER
9
F_PANEL
USBPWF CLRTC
USB1112
USB910
SATA6G_1
SATA6G_2
SATA3G_1...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 11
... 1-17 1-10 1-12 1-19 1-20 1-15 1-14
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
This motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1150 socket designed for the Intel® 4th generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3, Pentium® , Celeron® processors. H81M2
H81M2 CPU socket LGA1150
ASUS H81M2
1-3 USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB910, USB1112) 13. Onboard LED (SB_PWR) 17...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 15
... a 32-bit Windows® OS. - Install a 64-bit Windows® OS if you install 4GB or more on XMP mode will run at the maximum transfer rate of the following: - According to Intel® chipset limitation, DDR3 1600MHz and higher memory modules on the motherboard.
• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of the lower...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 17
...‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that came with it by adjusting the software settings.
1.
When using PCI cards on BIOS setup.
2. ASUS H81M2
1-9 DIMM notch
1.5 Expansion slots
In the future, you intend to install expansion cards. See Chapter 2 for the expansion card.
Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 23
... must install Windows.
ASUS H81M2
1-15 Connect one end of the front panel audio I /O module that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability.
• If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set to [AHCI].
XP Service...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 24
... fan supports the ASUS Fan Xpert feature.
1-16
Chapter 1: Product introduction These are not jumpers!
CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 4-pin CHA_FAN) Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 29
... Drivers, Utilities, AHCI Driver, Manual, Contact and Specials tabs to avail all motherboard features.
ASUS H81M2
1-21 Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. To run the DVD. The following screen is enabled in your computer, the DVD automatically displays the Specials screen which lists the unique features of the Support DVD are subject to install
If...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 30
...
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). Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update
utility.
2.1.1 EZ Update
EZ Update is a utility that allows you can also manually update...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 32
... the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to recover BIOS settings. Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional). You can cause system boot failure!
2.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you press to update BIOS in NTFS format.
3. Doing so can restore a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 38
...done in BIOS.
• The Quick Note function does not support the following keyboard functions: delete, cut, copy and paste.
..., select it 's only available in the menu and change the settings.
To display the submenu, select the item and press . Press...ASUS H81M2
2-9 Submenu items A greater than sign (>) before each item on any menu screen means that you last modified and saved in BIOS Setup...
H81-M2 User's Manual - Page 50
... that you to set the DRAM Voltage.
ASUS H81M2
2-21 Increase the...set SVID Support to [Enabled]. SVID Voltage Override [Auto] Allows you to set the CPU analog I/O voltage offset. According to Intel CPU specifications...install the DIMMs with a 0.05V interval. We recommend that you disable this function when overclocking. • The following item appears only when you to set...
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