ECS Elitegroup H97I-DRONE [7/86] Chapter 1 introducing the motherboard

H97I-DRONE

USER MANUAL

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the H97I-DRONE motherboard. This motherboard is a high

performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1150

socket for

and 5

Generation Intel

Core

processors.

This motherboard is based on Intel

®®

H97 Express Chipset for best desktop platform

solution. It supports up to 16 GB

of system memory with dual channel DDR3 1600

MHz. High resolution graphics via one PCIe x16 Gen3 slot*. It supports one PCIe

Gen3x16 slot to install graphic card.

It integrates USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 interface, supporting up to six USB 2.0 ports (four

USB 2.0 ports at rear panel and one USB 2.0 header supports additional two USB 2.0

ports) and six USB 3.0 ports (four USB 3.0 ports at the rear panel and one USB 3.0

header supports additional two USB 3.0 ports). 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 DP port, one DVI port, one HDMI port, one RJ45 LAN connector, four USB

2.0 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, one optical SPDIF Out and audio jacks for line-in, 8-ch

line-out.

In addition, this motherboard supports five SATA 6Gb/s for expansion.

Your motherboard package ships with the following items:

Package Contents

H97I-DRONE Motherboard

Quick Installation Guide

User Manual

DVD

I/O Shield

4 SATA 6G cable

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The package contents above are for reference only, please take the actual package items as

standard.