Asus Z87M-PLUS User Manual

ASUS Z87M-PLUS
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Chapter 1
• System power LED (2-pin PLED)
This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED
cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system
power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
• Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDD_LED)
This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable
to this connector. The HDD LED lights up or ashes when data is read from or written
to the HDD.
• System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)
This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker
allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.
• ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)
This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the
system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the operating
system settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the
system is ON turns the system OFF.
• Reset button (2-pin RESET)
This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without
turning off the system power.
10. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
Z87M-PLUS
Z87M-PLUS System panel connector
PIN 1
* Requires an ATX power supply
PLED SPEAKER
PLED+ PLED- +5V Ground Ground Speaker
IDE_LED+
IDE_LED-
PWR
Ground
Reset
Ground
PANEL
HDD_LED PWRSW RESET

Asus Z87M-PLUS Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1866, 2000, 2133, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2666, 2800 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	8GB
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z87
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium
PCI Express x1 slots	2
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA III connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	4.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
LAN controller	Realtek 8111GR
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Cables included	SATA

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	213 mm
Width	244 mm