Elitegroup Z87H3-A4 (V1.0) - Manual (Page 5)

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Z87H3-A4 USER MANUAL
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Z87H3-A4 motherboard. This motherboard is a high per-
formance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1150 socket
for
Intel ® 4 th Generation Core TM Family processors.
This motherboard is based on Intel ® Z87 Express Chipset for best desktop platform
solution. It supports up to 32 GB of system memory with dual channel DDR3
3000+(OC)/2933+(OC)/2800+(OC)/2667+(OC)/2400+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/
1333 MHz. One PCI Express x16 Gen3 slot (Gray slot) and one PCI Express x16 Gen2
slot (Black slot runs at x4 mode) are supported, intended for Graphics Interface. In
addition, two PCI Express x1 Gen2 slots and two PCI v2.3 slots are for extending
usage.
It integrates USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 interface, supporting up to ten USB 2.0 ports (six
USB 2.0 ports at rear panel and two USB 2.0 headers support additional four USB 2.0
ports) and four USB 3.0 ports (two USB 3.0 ports at the rear panel and one USB 3.0
header supports additional two USB 3.0 ports). The gray USB 2.0 header provides EZ
charger technology, please refer to Front Panel USB 2.0 headers of chapter 2 for
more details.
The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel,
including PS/2 Combo & USB connectors, one VGA port, one DVI port, one HDMI port,
one Display port (DP), one RJ45 LAN connector, six USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports
and audio 8-ch jacks.
In addition, this motherboard supports six SATA 6Gb/s and one mSATA * connectors
for expansion.
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
Package Contents
Z87H3-A4 Motherboard
Quick Installation Guide
User Manual
DVD
I/O Shield
2 SATA 6G with latch Cables ‰
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The package contents above are for reference only, please take the actual package items as
standard.
* The SATA6 connector will become unavailable when mSATA connector is
installed.