Elitegroup Z87H3-AX GOLDEN (V1.0) - Manual (Page 7)

Z87H3-AX EXTREME (GOLDEN) USER MANUAL
Chapter 1
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Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Z87H3-AX EXTREME (GOLDEN) * motherboard. This
motherboard is a high performance, 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)/2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz. High resolution graphics via three PCIe x16
Gen3 slots and one PCIe x16 Gen2 slot (runs at x4 mode), intended for Graphic
Interface. It supports 2-way NVDIA
® ® ® ® ® SLI TM and 3-way AMD CrossfireX TM technology
that allows you to install Multi graphic cards with identical GPU running at PCIe Gen
2 speed. In addition, one PCI Express x1 slot and one PCI v2.2 slot are for extending
usage.
It integrates USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 interface, supporting up to six USB 2.0 ports (two
USB 2.0 ports at the rear panel and two USB 2.0 headers support additional four USB
2.0 ports) and ten USB 3.0 ports (four USB 3.0 ports at the rear panel and three USB
3.0 headers support additional six 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 one Wireless LAN Dongle, two USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA connector, one
CLR_CMOS button, one HDMI port, one display port (DP), two RJ45 LAN connectors,
four USB 3.0 ports, one Thunderbolt port (TBT_C), and audio jacks for line-in, line-out
and Optical SPDIF Out.
In addition, this motherboard supports six SATA 6Gb/s connectors with RAID 0, 1, 5,
10 configuration.
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
Package Contents
Z87H3-AX Motherboard
Quick Installation Guide
User Manual
DVD
1 SLI Cable
6 SATA 6Gb/s Cables
1 Wireless LAN Antenna 
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Items above may be changed, please contact with your retailer for detail or
checking.
* Hereinafter referred to as Z87H3-AX.