HUANANZHI B85 Motherboard User Manual

Safety Precautions

Products could probably be damaged due to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Please follow these steps below for a successful computer assembly.

• Make sure all parts are firmly connected; otherwise, it might lead to the failure of recognizing components or starting the computer.
• In order to prevent products from being damaged by ESD, please make sure to discharge your body static by touching other metal objects before taking the motherboard out of the box.
• Hold the border of the motherboard when taking it out. Do not touch the sensitive parts of the motherboard.
• Please put the motherboard in an anti-static container or on an anti-static pad if not needed.
• Before turning on the computer, make sure all parts inside the case are firmly connected without any loose screws or metal components.
• Do not start the computer before installation is finished, otherwise it might result in permanent damage to the computer parts or even injury to the user.
• If you need any assistance in the process of installation, please contact HUANANZHI after-sales customer service or reach us on the official E-mail: business@huananzhi.com for professional technical support.
• Prior to installation or disassembly, please switch off the power and pull the power cable from the socket.
• Keep the motherboard away from moisture.
• Keep the user manual for future reference.
• Before plugging the power supply, please make sure the socket provides the corresponding voltage.
• In any of the following situations, please keep the motherboard and power cable in a safe place. Do not put anything onto the power cable.
• In the event of any of the following conditions, have the board checked by a service technician:
• Liquid penetrated into the computer.
• Motherboard is exposed to moisture.
• Motherboard does not work even if you follow the instructions on the user manual.
• Motherboard fell off to the ground and got damaged.
• Motherboard has clear signs of damage.

Packing

Please confirm that the motherboard is properly packaged upon purchase of the product. If there is any damage to packaging or lack of accessories, contact HUANANZHI as soon as possible.

Package Contents:

• 1 x HUANANZHI B85 Motherboard
• 1 x SATA Data Cable
• 1 x I/O Shield Back Plate
• 1 x User Manual
• 1 x Warranty Card

Brief Introduction

Features

• CPU: Intel® LGA1150 processors (i3/i5/i7 4th Gen, E3 V3 Series, Xeon™, Pentium™ 4th Gen)
• RAM: 2 x DIMM slots supporting up to 16GB DDR3 1600/1333MHz Non-ECC memory with Dual-Channel Memory Architecture. Actual memory data rate depends on CPU type and DRAM module.
• I/O Ports:
  • 2 x SATA3.0 (maximum transfer speed up to 6GB/s)
  • 2 x SATA3.0 (maximum transfer speed up to 3GB/s)
  • 4 x USB2.0 interface
  • 2 x USB3.0 ports
  • 1 x PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard port
  • 1 x RJ45 Network card interface
  • 1 x VGA
  • 1 x HDMI-Compatible
  • 1 x DVI
• Audio: Realtek Audio Transcoder with Realtek 5.1 Channel High Fidelity Audio. Audio output: Front Out/Front Speaker Out. Audio input: Microphone input, Audio input.
• Ethernet: 1 x Realtek PCIe 1000MB LAN
• Expansion Slots:
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16
  • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
  • 1 x M.2 NVME PCIe 2.0X4 (key M) for 2242/2260/2280

Motherboard Diagram

A diagram showing the layout of the HUANANZHI B85 motherboard with various components and ports labeled. Key labels include:

• 8Pin CPU Power Supply
• 3 Pin Fan Interface
• 4 Pin Fan Interface
• PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• VGA Port
• DVI Port
• HDMI-compatible Port
• USB2.0 Ports (x2)
• USB3.0 Ports (x2)
• Gigabit Ethernet Port
• Audio Port
• PCI-E X16 Interface
• PCI-E X1 Interface
• SATA 3.0 Ports
• SATA 2.0 Ports
• 24Pin Power Interface
• Front USB2.0 Header
• Front USB3.0 Header
• Front Audio Header
• Power SW, HDD LED, Reset SW headers

Rear I/O Panel

A diagram illustrating the rear input/output panel of the motherboard, detailing the available ports:

• PS/2 Port (for keyboard/mouse)
• VGA Port
• DVI Port
• HDMI-compatible Port
• USB 2.0 Ports (x2)
• USB 3.0 Ports (x2)
• LAN Port (RJ45)
• Audio Ports (for input and output)

LAN Port Status Table:

Audio Port Configuration:

• Audio Input
• Audio output/Front speaker output
• Microphone input

Installation and Settings

NOTICE: Please check the motherboard where all pins marked with number "1" or white bold line are position "1".

CPU Installation (Figure 2-6)

1. To place the CPU properly on the motherboard, the SURFACE of the LGA1150 CPU has two pairs of starting points and a golden triangle. The golden triangle indicates Pin1.

M.2 Interface Installation (Figure 2-7)

1. Remove the screw from the screw base.
2. Remove the screw base.
3. Tighten the screw base screwed into the length M.2 module to the M.2 interface distance hole.
4. Insert your M.2 module into the M.2 interface at a 30 degree angle.
5. Place the screw on the trailing edge notch of your M.2 module and tighten to the screw base.

Memory Installation (Figure 2-8)

1. Pull the clips at both ends of the memory slot outwards, and the memory strip corresponds to the protruding position of the slot to determine the direction of installation.
2. Align the memory strip to the slot and press down.
3. Make the clips on both ends of the slot spring up automatically.

Graphics Card Installation (Figure 2-9)

1. Use a screwdriver to remove the bezel and screws on the main unit.
2. Pick up the card slot of the card slot when installing the graphics card.
3. Insert the graphics card into the card slot of the graphics card.
4. After the installation is in place, the chuck will automatically return to its position.
5. Secure the graphics card to the chassis with screws.
6. Install the power cord.

Clear CMOS Jumper (Figure 2-1, Figure 2-2)

Diagrams illustrating the Clear CMOS jumper and front audio output ports with pin assignments.

Expansion Ports (Figure 2-3)

Diagrams showing USB expansion ports with pin assignments.

PCI-E Slot (Figure 2-4)

Diagrams showing PCI-E slots.

F_PANEL1 Ports (Figure 2-5)

Diagrams showing front panel connectors with pin assignments.

Drivers Installation

Driver Directory Overview

Intel Chip Information Installation

1. Run “Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager”.
2. Click the right mouse button to change the driver's hardware device and proceed with the installation below:
3. Option: Property -> Update driver -> Not connect to Internet -> Manually installation.
4. Find the corresponding directory.
5. Select “Next step”.

Audio Driver Installation

Before installing audio drivers, check the audio chip model on the motherboard. Select the proper driver accordingly.

Audio driver installation (HD Audio series example):

1. Run “driver installer”: /B85 SUOND/Realtek_Audio_XP_Win7_8/setup.exe
2. Click on “next” to continue, and then “finished”. The system will automatically restart to finish the installation.

Uninstall Audio Driver (HD Audio example):

1. On the Windows desktop, choose “setting” / “control”, then “add/remove programs”.
2. Choose “Realtek High Definition Audio Driver” in the menu and click on “add/remove” so that the driver will be automatically removed.

External Video Card Driver Installation

1. Run “driver installer”, take Setup.exe.
2. Click on “next” -> “yes” -> “next” -> “next” and “finished”.

Network Driver Installation

1. Run “driver installer”: B85 LAN/RTL810x_8111_win7/setup.exe.
2. Click on “next” -> “installation” -> “finished” and restart the computer. The system will automatically search for devices to complete the installation.

BIOS Settings

CMOS SETUP stores various data for the computer's normal operation. This data is powered by the motherboard's battery when the computer is shut down. When the computer is turned on and starts POST (Power On Self Test), press the “Delete/Del” key to enter the AMI BIOS CMOS SETUP main page. The motherboard warm boot key is “F7”.

Main Menu Function

Navigate through the BIOS settings using the following main menu options:

• Main: System Overview (System Information, Date/Time settings, HDD specs/Monitor type settings).
• Advanced: Advanced Settings (BIOS special function settings, such as virus alert, booting disk priority, etc.).
• Chipset: Advanced Chipset Settings.
• Boot: Boot Settings (Boot order, etc.).
• Security: Security Settings (BIOS password settings).
• Save: Save Setting (Save current settings).
• Exit: Exit Options (Includes loading optimized defaults, fail-safe defaults, discarding changes, exiting without saving).

Menu Navigation: Pay attention to the triangle symbol (▶) on the left side of menu options, indicating a sub-menu selection, which will bring up a pop-up sub-menu.