Asus Computer Hardware Z7S WS User Manual

Z7S WS

Contents

Contents ....................................................................................................... iii

Notices ......................................................................................................... vii

Safety.information ..................................................................................... viii

About.this.guide.......................................................................................... ix

Z7S WS speciﬁcations summary ............................................................... xi

Welcome!....................................................................................... 1-1

Package.contents .......................................................................... 1-1

Special.features ............................................................................. 1-2

1.3.1

1.3.2

Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2

Innovative ASUS feature s ............................................... 1-4

Chapter.2:.

Hardware.information

2 .1.

Before.you.proceed...................................................................... 2-1

2 .2.

Motherboard.overview .................................................................. 2-2

Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2

Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2

Support kits for the motherboard .................................... 2-3

Motherboard layou t ......................................................... 2-6

Audio card layout ............................................................ 2-6

Layout contents............................................................... 2-7

2 .3.

Central.Processing.Unit.(CPU).................................................... 2-9

2.3.1

2.3.2

Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-9

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan.............................. 2-12

2 .4.

System.memory.......................................................................... 2-14

Overvie w ....................................................................... 2-14

Memory conﬁgurations .................................................. 2-14

Memory sparing technology.......................................... 2-16

Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-17

Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-17

Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (optional )........... 2-18

2 .5.

Expansion.slots ........................................................................... 2-20

2.5.1

2.5.2

2.5.3

Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-20

Conﬁguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-20

Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-21

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Contents

PCI Express x1 MIO slot............................................... 2-21

PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (red) .................................... 2-21

Universal PCI Express x16 slot (white)......................... 2-21

PCI/PCI-X slot s ............................................................. 2-22

Jumpers ....................................................................................... 2-23

Switches ....................................................................................... 2-25

Audio.card.installation............................................................... 2-26

Connectors .................................................................................. 2-27

2.9.1

2.9.2

Rear panel connectors.................................................. 2-27

Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-29

2 .10. G .P ..Diagnosis.card.installation ................................................. 2-40

2.10.1 G.P . D iagnosis card layou t ............................................ 2-40

2.10.2 Installing G.P . D iagnosis card ....................................... 2-40

2.10.3 G.P . D iagnosis card check codes.................................. 2-41

Chapter.3:.

Powering.up

3.1

Starting up for the ﬁrst time ......................................................... 3-1

3 .2.

Turning.off.the.computer .............................................................. 3-2

3.2.1

3.2.2

Using the OS shut down function.................................... 3-2

Using the dual function power switch.............................. 3-2

Chapter.4:.

BIOS.setup

4 .1.

Managing.and.updating.your.BIOS ............................................. 4-1

ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 4-1

Creating a bootable ﬂoppy disk ....................................... 4-4

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility................................................... 4-5

AFUDOS utility................................................................ 4-6

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 4-8

4 .2.

BIOS.setup.program ..................................................................... 4-9

BIOS menu screen........................................................ 4-10

Menu bar....................................................................... 4-10

Navigation keys............................................................. 4-10

Menu items ....................................................................4-11

Sub-menu items.............................................................4-11

Conﬁguration ﬁelds ........................................................4-11

Pop-up window ..............................................................4-11

Contents

4.2.8

Scroll bar........................................................................4-11

General help ..................................................................4-11

Main.menu................................................................................... 4-12

System Date ................................................................. 4-12

System Time ................................................................. 4-12

Legacy Diskette A ......................................................... 4-12

Languag e ...................................................................... 4-12

Primary / Secondary / Third IDE Master / Slave ........... 4-13

Storage Conﬁguratio n ................................................... 4-14

System Informatio n ....................................................... 4-16

Advanced.menu.......................................................................... 4-17

Jumpless Conﬁguration ................................................ 4-17

Ai Net 2 ......................................................................... 4-18

CPU Conﬁguratio n ........................................................ 4-18

Onboard Devices Conﬁguration .................................... 4-20

PCIPnP ......................................................................... 4-22

USB Conﬁguration ........................................................ 4-23

Trusted Computing........................................................ 4-24

Power.menu ................................................................................. 4-25

Suspend Mode.............................................................. 4-25

Repost Video on S3 Resume........................................ 4-25

ACPI 2.0 Suppor t .......................................................... 4-25

ACPI APIC Support....................................................... 4-25

APM Conﬁguration ........................................................ 4-26

Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 4-27

PSMI IPMI FRU ............................................................ 4-28

Boot.menu................................................................................... 4-29

4.6.1

4.6.2

4.6.3

Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 4-29

Boot Settings Conﬁguration .......................................... 4-30

Securit y ......................................................................... 4-31

4 .7.

Tools.menu.................................................................................. 4-33

4.7.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2.......................................................... 4-33

4.7.2

ASUS O.C. Proﬁle ......................................................... 4-34

4 .8.

Exit.menu ..................................................................................... 4-35

Contents

Chapter.5:.

Software.support

5 .1.

Installing.an.operating.system.................................................... 5-1

5 .2.

Support.DVD.information ............................................................. 5-1

Running the support DV D ............................................... 5-1

Drivers menu................................................................... 5-2

Utilities menu .................................................................. 5-3

Make Disk menu ............................................................. 5-5

Manual menu .................................................................. 5-6

ASUS Contact informatio n .............................................. 5-6

Other information ............................................................ 5-7

5 .3.

Software.information .................................................................... 5-9

ASUS MyLogo2™........................................................... 5-9

AI NET2 .........................................................................5-11

ASUS PC Probe II......................................................... 5-12

ASUS AI Nap ................................................................ 5-18

Audio conﬁgurations ..................................................... 5-19

5.4

RAID conﬁgurations ................................................................... 5-23

RAID deﬁnitions ............................................................ 5-23

Installing Serial ATA hard disks ..................................... 5-24

Intel^®RAID conﬁgurations............................................. 5-24

JMicron^®RAID Conﬁguration ........................................ 5-33

5 .5.

Creating.a.RAID.driver.disk ........................................................ 5-41

5.5.1

5.5.2

Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-41

Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows^®............ 5-41

Appendix:.

CPU.features

A .1.

Intel^®.EM64T...................................................................................A-1

Using the Intel^®EM64T feature ......................................................A-1

Enhanced.Intel.SpeedStep®.Technology.(EIST)........................A-1

A .2.

A.2.1

A.2.2

System requirement s ......................................................A-1

Using the EIST................................................................A-2

Notices

Federal.Communications.Commission.Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

•

This device may not cause harmful interference, and

This device must accept any interference received including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’

s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If

this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

•

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is

required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modiﬁcations

to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could

void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian.Department.of.Communications.Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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Safety information

Electrical.safety

•

To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the

electrical outlet before relocating the system.

•

When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the

power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are

connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system

before you add a device.

•

Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure

that all power cables are unplugged.

Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord.

These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area.

If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using,

contact your local power company.

•

If the power supply is broken, do not try to ﬁx it by yourself. Contact a

qualiﬁed service technician or your retailer.

Operation.safety

•

Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all

the manuals that came with the package.

•

Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the

power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer

immediately.

•

To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in

any area where it may become wet.

•

Place the product on a stable surface.

•

If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualiﬁed

service technician or your retailer.

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical,

electronic equipment and mercury-containing button cell battery) should not

be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic

products.

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About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conﬁguring

the motherboard.

How.this.guide.is.organized

This user guide contains the following parts:

•.

Chapter.1:.Product.introduction

This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new

technologies it supports.

•.

Chapter.2:.Hardware.information

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform

when installing system components. It includes description of the switches,

jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.

•.

Chapter.3:.Powering.up

This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down

the system.

Chapter.4:.BIOS.setup

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup

menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

Chapter.5:.Software.support

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conﬁguring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

•.

Appendix:.Reference.information

This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when

conﬁguring the motherboard.

Where to ﬁnd more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and

software updates.

1.. ASUS.websites

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and

software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

2.. Optional.documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty

ﬂyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not

part of the standard package.

Conventions.used.in.this.guide

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following

symbols used throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself

when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components

when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a

task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a

task.

Typography

Bold text

Italics

Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

<Key>

Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign

means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press the

Enter or Return key.

<Key1>+<Key2>+<Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the

key names are connected with a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<D>

Command

Means that you must type the command exactly as

shown.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line:

afudos /iZ7SWS.ROM

Z7S WS speciﬁcations summary

CPU.

Dual LGA771 sockets for Dual-Core Intel^®Xeon™

processors 5100/5200 sequences and Quad-Core

Intel^®Xeon™ processor 5300/5400 sequence

Supports Intel^®Extended Memory 64Technology (EM64T),

EIST, VT, XD, and TM/TM2

Chipset

MCH: Intel^®Seaburg

ICH: Intel^®ESB2E

System.Bus

Memory

1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz

Quad-channel memory architecture

6 x 240-pin FB-DIMM sockets support registered ECC

fully buffered DDR2 800 / 667 / 533 memory modules

with Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB chip)

Supports 512 MB up to 24 GB system memory

Supports memory sparing technology.

Expansion.Slots

Storage

1 x PCI Express™ x1 MIO slot

2 x PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 slots (x16 link)

1 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz/64bit/3.3V slot

1 x PCI 33 MHz/32-bit/5V slot

1 x Universal PCI Express™ x16 slot (x8 link)

Intel^®.ESB2E.ICH

1 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33 devices

6 x SATA II (3.0 Gb/s)

Intel^®Matrix Storage with RAID 0, 1, and 5 (S/W)

conﬁguration

JMicron^®.JMB363.SATA.controller

2 x External SATA 3 Gb/s ports (SATA On-the-Go)

Supports SATA RAID 0, 1, and JBOD conﬁguration

LAN

2 x Marvell^®88E8056 Gigabit LAN controllers

Supports teaming function

High Deﬁnition audio

Realtek^®888S 8-channel High-Deﬁnition Audio CODEC

Supports Jack-Sensing, Multi-streaming, and Jack-

Retasking Technology

Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O

ASUS Noise Filter

IEEE.1394

USB

VIA 6308S controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one

at midboard; one at back panel)

Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports (3 at mid-board, 5 at

back panel)

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AI.Lifestyle.Unique.

Features

ASUS.Workstation.Features:

G.P. Diagnosis card

ASUS SASsaby cards support (optional)

ASUS.Quiet.Thermal.Solution:

ASUS Fanless Design

ASUS Q-Fan 2

ASUS.EZ.DIY:

ASUS Q-Connector

ASUS O.C. Proﬁle

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

ASUS EZ Flash 2

BIOS.features

Rear.panel

AMI BIOS, 8 Mb FWH, Green, PnP, DMI2.0a, ACPI 2.0a,

SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0

1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple)

2 x External Serial ATA port

5 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x IEEE 1394a

2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports

Internal.connectors

1 x Floppy disk drive connector

1 x IDE connector

6 x Serial ATA connectors

1 x Hard disk activity LED connector

1 x USB header supports two additional USB ports

1 x USB connector

1 x Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2)

1 x Power supply SMBus connector

1 x 24-pin ATX power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX +12 V power connector

1 x 4-pin +12V power connector

1 x System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)

2 x CPU fan connector with PWM control

4 x Chassis fan conectors with Q-fan 2 control

1 x FB DIMM fan connector

1 x Power fan connector

1 x IEEE1394a connector

1 x COM connector

1 x TPM connector

1 x Chassis intrusion connector

Power.requirement

SSI power supply (with 24-pin/8-pin/4-pin 12V plugs)

for LGA771-socket Intel^®Xeon processors

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Support.DVD.contents

Drivers

ASUS PC Probe II

ASUS Update Utility

ASUS AI Suite

Anti-virus software

Adobe Acrobat Reader

ASUS Flash Utility under DOS

Manageability

Other.Features

WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, AI NET 2, Chassis

Intrusion, BIOS ﬂash utility under DOS

ASUS AI Booster utility

ASUS MyLogo 2

ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)

Multi-language BIOS

Form.factor

CEB form factor: 12 in x 10.5 in (30.5 cm x 26.67 cm)

*Speciﬁcations are subject to change without notice.

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xiv

This chapter describes the motherboard

features and the new technologies it supports.

Chapter 1:

Product

introduction

Chapter summary

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

Welcome!....................................................................................... 1-1

Package.contents.......................................................................... 1-1

Special.features............................................................................. 1-2

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1.1

Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS^®Z7S WS series motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it

another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the

items in your package with the list below.

1.2

Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

I/O modules

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1 x �-port USB module

1 x 1-port I�� 1��a module

1 x COM port module

Cables

Serial ATA signal cable for 6 devices

Serial ATA power cable for 6 devices

1 x Ultra DMA 100/66/�� cable

1 x Floppy disk drive cable

I/O shield

Accessories

1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1��, system

panel; Retail version only)

� x CPU Fan Plate

G.P. Diagnosis Card (Retail version only)

MIO Audio Card (Retail version only)

ASUS motherboard support DVD

User guide

Application DVD

Documentation

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

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1.3

Special features

1.3.1.

Product.highlights

Latest.processor.technology..

The motherboard comes with two LGA-771 sockets that support Dual-Core and

Quad-Core Intel^®Xeon™ processors with 1600/1333/1066 MHz Front Side Bus

(FSB). Dual-core processors contain two physical CPU cores to meet demands

for more powerful processing. Intel^®Xeon™ processors incorporate the Intel

^®Extended Memory 64-bit Technology, enabling the support for 64-bit operation

system, such as 64-bit Windows^®and Linux. See page 2-9 for details.

Intel^®.Seaburg.and.Intel^®.ESB2E.chipset..

The Intel^®Seaburg Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the Intel^®ESB2E provide

the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The MCH provides two channels for

processor, quad-channel FB-DIMM memory support, and two PCI Express 2.0

interfaces. The Intel^®ESB2E is a new generation server class I/O controller hub

that provides the interface for PCI 2.3, PCI Express, and PCIX.

Intel^®.EM64T..

The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel^®EM64T (Extended

Memory 64 Technology). The Intel^®EM64T feature allows your computer to run on

64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster

and more efﬁcient computing.

Enhanced.Intel.SpeedStep^®.Technology.(EIST)..

The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the

CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency

depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement.

FB-DIMM.memory.support

This motherboard supports fully buffered DIMMs (FB-DIMMs), the latest memory

solution that extends memory capacity and provide high-speed, high-density

system memory peformance. FB-DIMMs use Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB)

chips that transmit signals between the memory modules and controllers with

improved signal integrity and reduced errors. See page 2-14 for details.

PCIe.2.0..

This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for twice the current speed

and bandwidth. This enhances system performance while still providing backward

compatibility to PCIe 1.0 devices. See page 2-21 for details.

1-2

Chapter 1: Product introduction

Dual.Gigabit.LAN.solution..

The integrated dual Gigabit LAN design allows a PC to serve as a network gateway

for managing trafﬁc between two separate networks. This capability ensures rapid

transfer of data from WAN to LAN without any added arbitration or latency. See

page 2-27 for details.

Serial.ATA.3.0.Gb/s.technology.and.SATA-On-The-Go..

This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA

(SATA) 3Gb/s storage speciﬁcation, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling

the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. The external SATA port

located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Easily backup

photos, videos and other entertainment contents to external devices. See pages

2-27 and 2-31 for details.

IEEE.1394a.support..

The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video

appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals

& other PC portable devices. See page 2-27 for details.

G.P..Diagnosis.card..

Bundled with Z7S WS motherboard (retail version), the G.P. Diagnosis card assists

users in system checking by effortlessly and quickly providing precise system

checks right after they switch on their PCs. See page 2-40 for details.

ASUS.SASsaby.cards.support..

This motherboard is fully compatible with ASUS SASsaby cards (optional). Faster,

safer and more stable, SAS will provide users with a better choice for storage

expansion and upgrade needs. See page 2-22 for details.

S/PDIF.digital.sound.ready..

This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio

systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) jacks.

It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the

best signal quality. See page 2-28 for details.

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Temperature,.fan,.and.voltage.monitoring

The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC WINBOND C.S W83793G chip

to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM)

is monitored for timely failure detection. The chip monitors the voltage levels to

ensure stable supply of current for critical components. See page 4-28 for details.

1.3.2.

Innovative.ASUS.features

CrashFree.BIOS.3..

This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in

case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This protection eliminates the

need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 4-8 for details.

ASUS.MemCool.FB-DIMM.Fan.Kit.(optional)

With this optional fan kit, the platform gets optimal performance and the best

possible FB-DIMM thermal environment. See page 2-18 for details.

1-4

Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter lists the hardware setup

procedures that you have to perform

when installing system components. It

includes description of the jumpers and

connectors on the motherboard.

Chapter 2: Hardware

information

Chapter summary

2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

2.4.

2.5.

2.6.

2.7.

2.8.

2.9.

Before.you.proceed...................................................................... 2-1

Motherboard.overview.................................................................. 2-2

Central.Processing.Unit.(CPU).................................................... 2-9

System.memory.......................................................................... 2-14

Expansion.slots........................................................................... 2-20

Jumpers....................................................................................... 2-23

Switches....................................................................................... 2-25

Audio.card.installation............................................................... 2-26

Connectors.................................................................................. 2-27

2.10. G.P..Diagnosis.card.installation................................................. 2-40

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2.1

Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change

any motherboard settings.

•

Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any

component.

•

Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal

object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to

avoid damaging them due to static electricity.

•

Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.

Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic

pad or in the bag that came with the component.

•

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power supply

is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure

to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or

components.

Onboard.LED

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up

to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a

reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before

removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows

the location of the onboard LED

Z7S WS

SB_PWR

OFF

Standby

Power

Powered

Off

Z7S WS Onboard LED

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2.2

Motherboard overview

Before you install the motherboard, study the conﬁguration of your chassis to

ensure that the motherboard ﬁts into it.

To optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an

SSI CEB 1.1 compliant chassis.

Make sure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing

the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage

motherboard components!

2.2.1.

Placement.direction

When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the

correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis

as indicated in the image below.

2.2.2.

Screw.holes

Place eight (8) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard

to the chassis.

DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

Place.this.side.towards.

the.rear.of.the.chassis

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2-2

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.2.3.

Support.kits.for.the.motherboard

For additional protection from motherboard breakage due to the weight of the CPU

heatsinks, your motherboard package comes with CEK springs that you can use as

weight support. Install the CEK springs before installing the motherboard.

If your chassis is SSI CEB 1.1 compliant, we recommend that you use the CEK

springs; otherwise, use the support plates kit.

Each CEK spring has four hooks to match the

designated holes around the CPU area.

Hook

To install the CEK spring:

Locate the CPU heatsink holes on

the motherboard.

Socket.for.CPU1

Socket.for.CPU0

Heatsink.hole

Position the CEK spring underneath

the motherboard, then match the

CEK spring hooks to the CPU0

heatsink holes.

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Press the upper spring hooks

inward, then insert to the upper

CPU heatsink holes until they snap

in place.

Press the lower spring clips inward,

then insert to the lower CPU

heatsink holes until they snap in

place.

If you installed a second CPU,

repeat steps 2 to 4 to install the

CEK spring to the CPU1 heatsink

holes.

The CEK springs appear as shown

when installed.

CEK.spring.screw.hole

2-4

Chapter 2: Hardware information

Before installing the motherboard

into the chassis, locate the standoffs

that should match the eight (8) CEK

spring screw holes.

Standoffs.for.CPU0

Standoffs.for.CPU1

Install the motherboard with the

external I/O ports toward the chassis

rear panel. The CPU sockets should

be right on top of their respective

standoffs.

Socket.for.CPU1 Socket.for.CPU0

Make sure that the standoffs perfectly match the CEK spring screw holes;

otherwise, you can not install the CPU heatsinks properly.

Secure the motherboard with eight (8) screws. Refer to section 2.2.2.Screw.

holes for illustration.

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2.2.4.

Motherboard.layout

26.7cm (10.5in)

EATXPWR

EATX12V

KB_USB12

USB34

CPU0

IE1394_1

ESATA1

ESATA2

USB5

Intel^®

Seaburg

CPU1

LAN12

CPU0_FAN

CPU1_FAN

PSUSMB1

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PRI_IDE

88E8056

PCIEX1_MIO1

88E8056

PCIEX16_1

ATX

12V

JMB363

PCIX_1

Intel^®

VIA

ESB2E

PCIEX16_2

VT6308S

SATA12

SATA34

SATA56

PCI1

SB_PWR1

8Mb

Super

I/O

FWH

CR2032 3V

Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

PCIEX16_3

PCIX_SPEED1

CLRTC

HM_SW1

AP_TRIGGER

CHASSIS

USB6

IE1394_2

COM1

USB78

FLOPPY1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

CHA_FAN4

PANEL1

TPM

2.2.5.

Audio.card.layout

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2.2.6.

Layout.contents

Slots/Socket

Page

2-9

CPU sockets

FB-DIMM sockets

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PCI Express x1 MIO slot

PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (red)

Universal PCI Express x16 slot (white)

PCI/PCI-X slots

Jumpers

Page

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Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)

PCI-X speed setting (3-pin PCIX_SPEED1)

Switches

Page

Fan Switches

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Rear.panel.connectors

Page

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PS/2 keyboard port (purple)

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

IEEE 1394a port

External SATA port 1

External SATA port 2

USB 2.0 port 5

LAN (RJ-45) ports 1 and 2

Line In Port (light blue)

Line Out port (lime)

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

Microphone port (pink)

Center/Subwoofer port (orange)

Rear Speaker Out port (black)

Side Speaker Out port (gray)

Optical S/PDIF Out port

Coaxial S/PDIF Out port

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Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)

IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1)

Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)

USB connectors (4-pin USB6, 10-1 pin USB78)

Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1)

CPU and system fan connectors (4-pin SPS_FAN1, FBD_FAN1,

CPU0_FAN, CPU1_FAN, CHA_FAN1-4)

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Power supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)

Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

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SSI power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EAX12V, 4-pin

ATX12V)

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10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) [Optional]

System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL)

Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)

Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD)

Q-Connector (system panel)

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2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA771 socket designed for the

Intel^®Xeon^®Quad/Dual Core processor.

•

Your boxed Intel^®Xeon^®LGA771 processor package should come with

installation instructions for the CPU and heatsink. If the instructions in this

section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter.

Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on

the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer

immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP

cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost

of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.

•

Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return

Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes

with the cap on the LGA771 socket.

The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts

resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/

incorrect removal of the PnP cap.

2.3.1.

Installing.the.CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

CPU0

CPU1

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Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you

and the load lever is on your left.

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Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is

released from the retention tab.

Retention.tab

PnP.cap

Load.lever

This.side.of.the.socket.box.

should.face.you.

To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you

are installing a CPU.

Lift the load lever in the direction of

the arrow to a 135º angle.

Lift the load plate with your

thumb and foreﬁnger to a 100º

angle (A), then push the PnP

cap from the load plate window

to remove (B).

Load.plate

Position the CPU over

the socket, making sure

that the gold triangle

is on the bottom-left

corner of the socket.

The socket alignment

Alignment.key

key should ﬁt into the

CPU notch.

Gold.triangle.mark

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Close the load plate (A), then

push the load lever (B) until it

snaps into the retention tab.

The CPU ﬁts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the

socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!

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2.3.2.

Installing.the.CPU.heatsink.and.fan

The Intel^®Xeon™ processors require an Intel certiﬁed heatsink and fan assembly

to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.

When you buy a boxed Intel CPU, the package includes the heatsink, fan,

retention brackets, screws, thermal grease, installation manual, and other items

that are necessary for CPU installation.

•

Make sure that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU

before installing the heatsink and fan.

•

Refer to the installation manual that came with the CPU package for details

on heatsink/fan assembly and installation.

CPU heatsink (bottom view)

CPU heatsink (top view)

Heatsink.screw

To install the CPU heatsink and fan:

Place the heatsink on top of the

installed CPU, making sure that the

four screws on the heatsink align

with the nuts on the support plate.

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Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten

the four heatsink screws in a

diagonal sequence.

Connect the fan cable to the 4-pin connector labeled CPU0_FAN.

CPU0_FAN

PWM Control

FAN Speed

FAN Power

GND

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CPU0_FAN

CPU1_FAN

PWM Control

FAN Speed

FAN Power

GND

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DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan cable! Hardware monitoring errors may

occur if you fail to plug this connector.

Repeat steps 1 to 3 to install the other heatsink if you have installed a second

CPU, then connect the fan cable to the 4-pin connector labeled CPU1_FAN.

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2.4

System memory

2.4.1.

Overview

The motherboard comes with six fully-buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) sockets to

support 240-pin FB-DIMM modules. An FB-DIMM module has a different pin-out

from DDR2 DIMMs so you cannot install DDR2 DIMMs on an FB-DIMM socket.

Note that an FB-DIMM socket has an Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB) chip that

allows memory-to-CPU connection at gigabit speed.

The ﬁgure illustrates the location of the FB-DIMM sockets:

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Z7S WS 240-pin DDR2 FB-DIMM sockets

2.4.2

Memory conﬁgurations

You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB registered ECC

FB-DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.

•

For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules

from the same vendor. Refer to the Qualiﬁed Vendors List on the ASUS

web site.

•

This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb

chips or double-rank x16 memory modules.

If you are installing only one memory module, install into the white socket

labeled DIMM_00. Installing into any other socket will not work.

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Rank.population

MCH

Channel

Ch:0

Ch:1

Ch:2 Ch:3

DIMM.installation.reference.table

No..of.DIMMs Slot(s).to.use

DIMM_00

DIMM_00 + DIMM_01, or

DIMM_00 + DIMM_10

DIMM_00 + DIMM_10 + DIMM_20 + DIMM_30, or

DIMM_00 + DIMM_01 + DIMM_10 + DIMM_11

DIMM_00 + DIMM_01 + DIMM_10 + DIMM_11 +

DIMM_20 + DIMM_30

•

DIMMs in pair means two DIMMs with the same conﬁguration.

For better performance, same conﬁguration DIMMs should be installed on

the same slot number for each channel. For example, you may install the

same type of DIMMs in DIMM_00, DIMM_10, DIMM_20, and DIMM_30.

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2.4.3.

Memory.sparing.technology

The Intel^®Seaburg chipset supports the memory sparing technology. Refer to the

below sections:

Memory.Sparing.:.

At conﬁguration time, a DIMM rank is set aside to replace a defective DIMM rank.

When the error rate for a failing DIMM rank reaches a pre-determined threshold,

the memory sparing function will issue an interrupt and initiate a spare copy. At the

completion of the copy, the failing DIMM rank is disabled and the “spared” DIMM

rank will be used in its place.

•

The DIMM rank with the largest size will be assigned as spare rank. Data

can only be copied from a smaller sized rank to a larger sized one.

A DIMM can contain only one or two ranks. To support sparing function, a

DIMM channel should contain at least two ranks.

When sparing function is enabled, the usable memory size will reduce then

size of the spare ranks.

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2.4.4.

Installing.a.DIMM

Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or

other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both

the motherboard and the components.

To install a DIMM:

Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

the retaining clips outward.

Align a DIMM on the socket

such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the break on the socket.

Firmly insert the DIMM into the

socket until the retaining clips

snap back in place and the DIMM

is properly seated.

DDR2.FB-DIMM.notch

•

A FB-DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ﬁts in only one direction. Do not

force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

•

The FB-DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR

DIMMs to the FB-DIMM sockets.

2.4.5.

Removing.a.DIMM

To remove a DIMM:

1. Simultaneously press the retaining

clips outward to unlock the DIMM.

Support the DIMM lightly with

your ﬁngers when pressing the

retaining clips. The DIMM might

get damaged when it ﬂips out

with extra force.

Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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2.4.6.

Installing.the.MemCool.FB-DIMM.fan.(optional)

The FB-DIMMs generate heat during continued operation. To ensure optimum

thermal condition and performance, install the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan.

To install the optional FB-DIMM fan:

Locate the three FB-DIMM fan holes

on the motherboard.

Disengage the fan top cover from

the fan base. You can do this by

ﬁrmly gripping the top cover by the

clamps to release the hooks, then

pull up the top cover carefully until it

separates from the fan base.

Top.cover.

clamp

Top.cover.

hook

DO NOT remove the fan from the

fan base.

Fan.

base

Position the fan base over the

DIMMs, and insert the fan base legs

into the FB-DIMM holes until the

legs are securely in place.

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Position top cover over the fan

base. Insert the top cover legs into

the slot on the fan base legs.

Push down carefully until the legs

are securely in place and the top

cover hooks snap in place.

Make sure the cables pass

through the notch on the fan base

as shown.

Connect the fan cable to the 4-pin

connector labeled FBD_FAN1.

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2.5

Expansion slots

In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections

describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion

cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard

components.

2.5.1.

Installing.an.expansion.card

To install an expansion card:

Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with

it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.

Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a

chassis).

Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw

for later use.

Align the card connector with the slot and press ﬁrmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.

Replace the system cover.

2.5.2

Conﬁguring an expansion card

After installing the expansion card, conﬁgure the it by adjusting the software

settings.

Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See

Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.

Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page.

Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share

IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conﬂicts will

arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card

inoperable.

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2.5.3.

Interrupt.assignments

IRQ

Priority

Standard.function

System timer

Keyboard controller

–

Re-direct to IRQ#9

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

Communications port (COM1)*

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

Floppy disk controller

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

PS/2 compatible mouse port*

Numeric data processor

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

2.5.4..

PCI.Express.x1.MIO.slot

This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 audio cards, network cards, SCSI

cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations. This slot

also supports the MIO (Media Input Output) function. Install the bundled audio

card on this slot only, otherwise the audio card may not work properly. Refer to the

ﬁgure on the next page for the location of the slot.

2.5.5.

PCI.Express.2.0.x16.slots.(red)

This motherboard has two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that support PCI Express

2.0 x16 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express speciﬁcations. Refer to the

ﬁgure on the next page for the location of the slots.

2.5.6.

Universal.PCI.Express.x16.slot.(white)

This motherboard also supports one Universal PCI Express x16 slot with a

maximum speed of x8 link. The operating frequency of this slot change depending

on the type of PCI Express card you install. Refer to the ﬁgure on the next page for

the location of the slot.

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2.5.7.

PCI/PCI-X.slots

The PCI/PCI-X slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and

other cards that comply with PCI 2.3 and PCI-X 1.0 speciﬁcations. Refer to the

ﬁgure below for the location of the slots.

Universal.PCIe.x16_3.slot.(white,.@.x8)

PCI_1.slot

PCIe.2.0.x16_2.slot.(red,.@.x16)

PCIX_1.slot

PCIe.2.0.x16_1.slot.(red,.@.x16)

PCIe.x1_1.MIO.slot

This motherboard supports the ASUS SASsaby cards (optional) for SAS Hard

disk drive support. For SASsaby M, install the card to the two PCIe 2.0 x16 slots

(red) or the universal PCIe x16 slot (white). For SASsaby 1064E, install the card

to the universal PCIe x16 slot (white) only.

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2.6

Jumpers

1.. Clear.RTC.RAM.(CLRTC)

This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in

CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup

parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button

cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup

information such as system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on

pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2.

3. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

4. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup

to re-enter data.

Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper

default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!

If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the

jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance,

reinstall the battery.

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CLRTC

Normal

Clear RTC

(Default)

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You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to

overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU

Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS

can automatically reset parameter settings to default values.

•

Due to the chipset limitation, AC power off is required prior using C.P.R.

function. You must turn off and on the power supply or unplug and plug the

power cord before reboot the system.

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2.. PCI-X.Speed.setting.(3-pin.PCIX_SPEED1)

This jumper allows you to set the PCI-X slot’s maximum frequency capability.

The jumper cap on pins 1-2: 133 MHz capability for the PCI-X slot.

The jumper cap on pins 2-3: 100 MHz capability for the PCI-X slot.

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PCIX_SPEED1

133MHz

100MHz

(Default)

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2.7

Switches

Fan.switches.(HM_SW1)

This switch allows you to set up the fan connections. Set the switch to ON if you

are using a 4-pin fan (PWM fan) cable plug, or to OFF if you are using a 3-pin (PC

fan) plug.

ON:4-PIN FAN

HM_SW1

OFF:3-PIN FAN

SW1_CPU0_FAN

SW2_CPU1_FAN

SW3_CHA_FAN1

SW4_CHA_FAN2

SW5_CHA_FAN3

SW6_CHA_FAN4

SW7_SPS_FAN1

SW8_x

OFF

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If you use a 4-pin fan but set the Fan switch for a 3-pin fan, the fan you

installed may not work.

If you use a 3-pin fan but set the Fan switch for a 4-pin fan, the fan control

will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed.

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2.8

Audio card installation

Take out the Audio card from the

package.

Locate the PCI Express x1 MIO

slot on the motherboard.

Align the card connector with the

slot and press ﬁrmly until the card

sits on the slot completely.

The photo below shows the

audio card installed on the

motherboard.

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2.9

Connectors

2.9.1.

Rear.panel.connectors

1.. PS/2.keyboard.port.(purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.

2.. USB.2.0.ports.1.and.2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

3.. USB.2.0.ports.3.and.4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

4.. IEEE1394a.port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed

connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or portable

devices.

5.. External.SATA.port.1. This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk

drive. To conﬁgure a RAID 0, 1, or JBOD set, install two external Serial ATA

hard disk drives to this port and to external SATA port 2.

6.. External.SATA.port.2. This port connect to an external Serial ATA hard disk

drive. To conﬁgure a RAID 0, 1, or JBOD set, install two external Serial ATA

hard disk drives to this port and to external SATA port 1.

7.. USB.2.0.port.5. This 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is available for

connecting USB 2.0 devices.

8.. LAN.(RJ-45).port.1.and.2. Supported by Marvell^®Gigabit LAN controller,

these ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through

a network hub. Refer to the table on the next page for the LAN port LED

indications.

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LAN.port.LED.indications

ACT/LINK. SPEED.

LED LED

Activity/Link.LED

Speed.LED

Status

OFF

Description

Status

Description

No link

Linked

OFF

10 Mbps connection

ORANGE

ORANGE 100 Mbps connection

GREEN 1 Gbps connection

LAN.port

BLINKING Data activity

9.. Line.In.port.(light.blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or

other audio sources.

10.. Line.Out.port.(lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In

4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel conﬁguration, the function of this port

becomes Front Speaker Out.

11.. Microphone.port.(pink). This port connects a microphone.

12.. Center/Subwoofer.port.(orange). This port connects the center/subwoofer

speakers.

13... Rear.Speaker.Out.port.(black). This port connects the rear speakers in a

4-channel, 6-channel, or 8-channel audio conﬁguration.

14.. Side.Speaker.Out.port.(gray). This port connects the side speakers in an

8-channel audio conﬁguration.

Refer to the audio conﬁguration table below for the function of the audio ports in

2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conﬁguration.

Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conﬁguration

Headset.

2-channel

Port

4-channel

6-channel

8-channel

Light Blue Line In

Line In

Lime

Line Out

Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

Mic In

Pink

Mic In

Orange

Black

Gray

–

Center/Subwoofer

Rear Speaker Ou

–

Center/Subwoofer

Rear Speaker Out

Side Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

–

15.. Optical.S/PDIF.Out.port. This port connects an external audio output device

via an optical S/PDIF cable.

16.. Coaxial.S/PDIF.Out.port. This port connects an external audio output device

via a coaxial S/PDIF cable.

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2.9.2.

Internal.connectors

1.. Floppy.disk.drive.connector.(34-1.pin.FLOPPY1)

This connector is for the provided ﬂoppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert

one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the

signal connector at the back of the ﬂoppy disk drive.

Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when

using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.

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FLOPPY

PIN 1

NOTE: Orient the red markings on

the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.

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2.. IDE.connector.(40-1.pin.PRI_IDE)

The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 100/66/33 signal cable.

There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 100/66/33 signal cable:

blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard’s IDE

connector, then select one of the following modes to conﬁgure your device.

PRI_IDE

PIN 1

NOTE: Orient the red markings

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

ribbon cable to PIN 1.

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Mode.of.

device(s)

Drive jumper setting

Cable.connector

Single device

Two devices

Cable-Select or Master

Black

Master

Slave

Master

Slave

Cable-Select

Gray

Master

Slave

Black or gray

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Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the

Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you

connect the IDE cable.

Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66/33 IDE devices.

If any device jumper is set as “Cable-Select,” make sure all other device

jumpers have the same setting.

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3.. Serial.ATA.connectors.(7-pin.SATA1-6)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk

drives.

SATA2

SATA1

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SATA3

SATA4

SATA6

SATA5

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•

SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure

to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before

connecting devices to SATA 5-6 connectors. Otherwise, the devices will not

work.

•

When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary

(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 connector. Refer to the table below for

the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.

These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard

IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard drives to these

connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these

connectors, set the Conﬁgure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See

section 4.3.6 Storage Conﬁguration for details.

•

Before creating a RAID set, refer to 5.4.3 Intel RAID conﬁgurations or the

manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

Serial.ATA.hard.disk.drive.connection

Connector

SATA 1

Color

Red

Setting

Use

Primary Master

Secondary Master

Primary Slave

Secondary Slave

Boot disk

Boot/Data disk

Data disk

SATA 2

SATA 3

SATA 4

right.angle.side

Connect the right-angle side

of SATA signal cable to SATA

device. Or you may connect the

right-angle side of SATA cable to

the onboard SATA port to avoid

mechanical conﬂict with huge

graphics cards.

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4.. USB.connectors.(4-pin.USB6,.10-1.pin.USB78)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to

these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the

system chassis. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 speciﬁcation that

supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.

Z7S WS

USB6

USB78

Z7S WS USB connectors

The USB port module is purchased separately.

Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the

motherboard!

You can connect the USB cable to ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) ﬁrst, and

then install the Q-Connector (USB) to the USB connector onboard.

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5.. Serial.port.connector.(10-1.pin.COM1)

This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module

cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back

of the system chassis.

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COM1

Z7S WS Serial port connectors

PIN1

The serial port module is purchased separately.

6.. CPU.and.system.fan.connectors.(4-pin.SPS_FAN1,.FBD_FAN1,.

CPU0_FAN,.CPU1_FAN,.CHA_FAN1-4)

The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 740 mA (8.88 W max.)

or a total of 3.15 A ~ 6.66 A (53.28 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables

to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of

each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.

DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufﬁcient air

ﬂow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are

not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!

SPS_FAN1

FBD_FAN1

GND

FAN Power

FAN Speed

PWM Control

+12V

FAN Speed

+5V

CPU0_FAN

PWM Control

FAN Speed

FAN Power

GND

CPU1_FAN

PWM Control

FAN Speed

FAN Power

GND

SPS_FAN1

FBD_FAN1

Z7S WS

CPU0_FAN

CPU1_FAN

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

CHA_FAN4

Z7S WS Fan connectors

CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN4

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7.. Power.supply.SMBus.connector.(5-pin.PSUSMB1)

This connector is for the power supply SMB cable, if your power supply

supports the SMBus function.

PSUSMB1

Z7S WS

+3.3V

GND

SMBDAT

SMBCLK

PIN 1

Z7S WS Power supply SMBus connector

8.. Chassis.intrusion.connector.(4-1.pin.CHASSIS)

This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch.

Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this

connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to

this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced. The signal

is then generated as a chassis intrusion event.

By default, the pin labeled “Chassis Signal” and “Ground” are shorted with

a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the

chassis intrusion detection feature.

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CHASSIS

(Default)

Z7S WS Chassis intrusion connector

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9.. SSI.power.connectors.(24-pin.EATXPWR,.8-pin.EATX12V,.4-pin.ATX12V)

These connectors are for SSI power supply plugs. The power supply plugs

are designed to ﬁt these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper

orientation and push down ﬁrmly until the connectors completely ﬁt.

EATXPWR

EATX12V

24-PIN Power Connector

8-PIN

Z7S WS

ATX12V

GND

+12V2

GND

+12V2

Z7S WS ATX power connectors

•

For a fully conﬁgured system, we recommend that you use a power supply

unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Speciﬁcation 2.0 (or later version)

and provides a minimum power of 600 W.

•

Do not forget to connect the 8-pin EATX12V power plug; otherwise, the

system will not boot.

If you install only one CPU on the CPU0 socket, you can connect only the

EATXPWR and EATX12V power connectors to boot the system.

Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when conﬁguring

a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become

unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

•

If you want to use two high-end PCI Express x16 cards, use a PSU with

600W power or above to ensure the system stability.

If you are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your

system, refer to the Recommended.Power.Supply.Wattage.Calculator

at http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.

aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details.

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10.. TPM.connector.(20-1.pin.TPM).[Optional]

This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can

securely store keys, digital certiﬁcates, passwords, and data. A TPM system

also helps enhance network security, protects digital identities, and ensures

platform integrity.

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Z7S WS SGPIO connector

TPM

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11.. System.panel.connector.(20-pin.PANEL)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

The system panel connector is color-coded for easy connection.

PLED

SPEAKER

Z7S WS

PANEL

IDE_LED

RESET

PWRSW

* Requires an ATX power supply.

Z7S WS System panel connector

•.

System.power.LED.(Green.3-pin.PLED)

This 3-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.

•.

System.warning.speaker.(Orange.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.

Hard.disk.drive.activity.LED.(Red.2-pin.IDE_LED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity

LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or ﬂashes when data is

read from or written to the HDD.

•.

ATX.power.button/soft-off.button.(Green.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 BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds

while the system is ON turns the system OFF.

Reset.button.(Blue.2-pin.RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system

reboot without turning off the system power.

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12.. Front.panel.audio.connector.(10-1.pin.AAFP)

This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that

supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end

of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.

AAFP

HD-audio-compliant

pin definition

Legacy AC’97

compliant definition

Z7S WS Analog front panel connector

•

We recommend that you connect a high-deﬁnition front panel audio

module to this connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-deﬁnition audio

capability.

•

By default, this connector is set to [AC97]. If you want to connect an HD

front panel audio module to this connector, set the Front.Panel.Support.

Type item in the BIOS setup to [Azalia]. See section 4.4.4.Onboard.

Devices Conﬁguration for details.

13.. Optical.drive.audio.connector.(4-pin.CD)

These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources

such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card.

Z7S WS Internal audio connector

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14.. Q-Connector.(system.panel)

You can use ASUS Q-Connector to connect / disconnect chassis front panel

cables by only a few steps. Directions below shows how to install ASUS Q-

Connector.

Step1.

Connect correct front panel to ASUS Q-

Connector ﬁrst. You can refer to the marking

on Q-Connector itself to know the detail pin

deﬁnition.

Step2.

Properly install the ASUS Q-Connector to the

System panel connctor.

Step3.

Front panel functions are enabled.

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2.10 G.P. Diagnosis card installation

2.10.1. G.P..Diagnosis.card.layout

LED.0.and.1

Power.Switch..Press.

to.turn.ON.or.OFF.the.

computer.

Reset.Button..

Press.to.restart.the.

computer.

Card.connector

2.10.2. Installing.G.P..Diagnosis.card

Make sure to turn off the power supply unit before instaling the diagnosis card to

avoid electrical shock hazard.

Locate the TPM.connector.(20-1.

pin.TPM) on the motherboard (Refer

to page 2-36 for exact connector

location).

With the LEDs of the diagnosis

card facing to the DIMM sockets,

align the card connector with the

TPM connector and press ﬁrmly

until the card sits on the connector

completely.

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You may also install the G.P.

Diagnosis card via a bundled 90-

degree TPM adaptor for a more

ﬂexible application.

2.10.3. G.P..Diagnosis.card.check.codes

Initiate chip

Detect IDE

Enable IO device for bootlock

Check and wake up system

Initiate option ROM

Show post error

Enter BIOS setup

BIOS boot menu

OS in PIC mode

OS in APIC mode

Prepare system for memory detection

and sizing

Memory test

Copy BIOS from ROM to RAM

Early CPU initiation

Wake up AP

Initiate KBC8042

Detect PS2 mouse

Detect PS2 keyboard

USB initiation

Resume from S1

Resume from S3

Resume from S4

Leave BIOS and pass control to OS

Display USB devices

Initiate VGA BIOS

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

This chapter describes the power up

sequence, and ways of shutting down the

system.

Chapter 3:

Powering up

Chapter summary

3.1

Starting up for the ﬁrst time......................................................... 3-1

3.2.

Turning.off.the.computer.............................................................. 3-2

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3.1

Starting up for the ﬁrst time

After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.

Be sure that all switches are off.

Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system

chassis.

Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge

protector.

Turn on the devices in the following order:

a. Monitor

b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)

c. System power

After applying power, the system power LED on the system front panel case

lights up. For systems with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up

when you press the ATX power button. If your monitor complies with “green”

standards or if it has a “power standby” feature, the monitor LED may light up

or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on.

The system then runs the power-on self tests or POST. While the tests are

running, the BIOS beeps (see BIOS beep codes table below) or additional

messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30

seconds from the time you turned on the power, the system may have failed a

power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer

for assistance.

AMI.BIOS.beep.codes

BIOS.Beep

Description

One short beep

VGA detected

Quick boot set to disabled

No keyboard detected

One continuous beep followed by two

short beeps then a pause (repeated)

No memory detected

One continuous beep followed by three

short beeps

No VGA detected

One continuous beep followed by four

short beeps

Hardware component failure

At power on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the

instructions in Chapter 4.

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3.2

Turning off the computer

3.2.1.

Using.the.OS.shut.down.function

If you are using Windows^®XP:

Click the Start button then select Turn.Off Computer.

Click the Turn.Off button to shut down the computer.

The power supply should turn off after Windows^®shuts down.

If you are using Windows^®Vista:

Click the Start button then select ShutDown.

The power supply should turn off after Windows^®shuts down.

3.2.2.

Using.the.dual.function.power.switch

While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts

the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting.

Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the

soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Refer to section 4.6.Power.Menu in

Chapter 4 for details.

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Chapter 3: Powering up

This chapter tells how to change the

system settings through the BIOS Setup

menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

parameters are also provided.

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

Chapter summary

4.1.

4.2.

4.3.

4.4.

4.5.

4.6.

4.7.

4.8.

Managing.and.updating.your.BIOS............................................. 4-1

BIOS.setup.program..................................................................... 4-9

Main.menu................................................................................... 4-12

Advanced.menu.......................................................................... 4-17

Server.menu................................................................................ 4-25

Security.menu............................................................................. 4-29

Boot.menu................................................................................... 4-33

Exit.menu..................................................................................... 4-35

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4.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic

Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

ASUS.Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows^®environment.)

ASUS.EZ.Flash.2 (Updates the BIOS using a ﬂoppy disk or USB ﬂash disk.)

ASUS.AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a bootable ﬂoppy disk.)

ASUS.CrashFree.BIOS.3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable ﬂoppy disk,

USB ﬂash disk or the motherboard support DVD when the BIOS ﬁle fails or

gets corrupted.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS ﬁle to a bootable ﬂoppy disk or

USB ﬂash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the

original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.

4.1.1.

ASUS.Update.utility

The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the

motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you

to:

•

Save the current BIOS ﬁle

Download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the Internet

Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS ﬁle

Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and

View the BIOS version information.

This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard

package.

ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an

Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Installing.ASUS.Update

To install ASUS Update:

Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.

Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX.

The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.

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Quit all Windows^®applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.

Updating.the.BIOS.through.the.Internet

To update the BIOS through the Internet:

Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows^®desktop by clicking Start.

>.Programs.>.ASUS.>.ASUSUpdate.>.ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update

main window appears.

Select Update.BIOS from the

Internet option from the drop-down

menu, then click Next.

Select the ASUS FTP site nearest

you to avoid network trafﬁc, or

click Auto.Select. Click Next.

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From the FTP site, select the BIOS

version that you wish to download.

Click Next.

Follow the screen instructions to

complete the update process.

The ASUS Update utility is

capable of updating itself through

the Internet. Always update the

utility to avail all its features.

Updating the BIOS through a BIOS ﬁle

To update the BIOS through a BIOS ﬁle:

Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows^®desktop by clicking Start.

>.Programs.>.ASUS.>.ASUSUpdate.>.ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update

main window appears.

Select Update BIOS from a ﬁle

option from the drop-down menu,

then click Next.

Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the Open window, then click Open.

Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.

Z7S WS.ROM

Z7S WS

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4.1.2

Creating a bootable ﬂoppy disk

Do either one of the following to create a bootable ﬂoppy disk.

DOS environment

a. Insert a 1.44MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive.

b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/Sthen press <Enter>.

Windows^®XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive.

b. Click Start from the Windows^®desktop, then select My.Computer.

c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.

d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format.3.1/2.Floppy.

Disk window appears.

e. Select Create.an.MS-DOS.startup.disk from the format options ﬁeld,

then click Start.

Windows^®Vista environment

a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk

drive.

b. Click

from the Windows^®desktop, then select Computer.

c. Right-click Floppy.Disk.Drive.then click Format to display the Format.3.

1/2.Floppy dialog box .

d. Select the Create.an.MS-DOS.startup.disk check box.

e. Click Start.

Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS ﬁle to the bootable ﬂoppy

disk.

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4.1.3.

ASUS.EZ.Flash.2.utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go

through the long process of booting from a ﬂoppy disk and using a DOS-based

utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing

<Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS ﬁle for

the motherboard.

Save the BIOS ﬁle to a ﬂoppy disk or a USB ﬂash disk, then restart the

system.

You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.

(1) Insert the ﬂoppy disk / USB ﬂash disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle to the

ﬂoppy disk drive or the USB port.

Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.06

FLASH TYPE: WINBOND W39V080FA F

Update ROM

Current ROM

BOARD: Z7S WS

VER: 0110

BOARD: Unknown

VER: Unknown

DATE: Unknown

DATE: 12/25/07

PATH: A:\

Note

[Enter] Select or Load

[B] Backup

[ESC] Exit

[Tab] Switch

[Up/Down/Home/End] Move

(2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ.Flash.2

and press <Enter> to enable it.

You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct ﬁle

is found. Then press <Enter>.

When the correct BIOS ﬁle is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update

process and automatically reboots the system when done.

•

This function can support devices such as a USB ﬂash disk or a ﬂoppy disk

with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.

•

Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent

system boot failure!

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4.1.4.

AFUDOS.utility

The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS ﬁle in DOS environment using

a bootable ﬂoppy disk with the updated BIOS ﬁle. This utility also allows you to

copy the current BIOS ﬁle that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets

corrupted during the updating process.

Copying.the.current.BIOS

To copy the current BIOS ﬁle using the AFUDOS utility:

•

Make sure that the ﬂoppy disk is not write-protected and has at least

1024KB free space to save the ﬁle.

•

The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS

screen displays may not be same as shown.

Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support DVD to

the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier.

Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:

afudos /o[ﬁlename]

where the [ﬁlename] is any user-assigned ﬁlename not more than eight

alphanumeric characters for the main ﬁlename and three alphanumeric

characters for the extension name.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

Main ﬁlename Extension.name

Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

Reading ﬂash ..... done

Write to ﬁle...... ok

A:\>

The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS ﬁle.

Updating the BIOS ﬁle

To update the BIOS ﬁle using the AFUDOS utility:

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS ﬁle for

the motherboard. Save the BIOS ﬁle to a bootable ﬂoppy disk.

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Write the BIOS ﬁlename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS

ﬁlename at the DOS prompt.

Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support DVD to

the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier.

Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:

afudos /i[ﬁlename]

where [ﬁlename] is the latest or the original BIOS ﬁle on the bootable ﬂoppy

disk.

A:\>afudos /Z7SWS.ROM

The utility veriﬁes the ﬁle and starts updating the BIOS.

A:\>afudos /iZ7SWS.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ﬂash BIOS

Reading ﬁle ....... done

Reading ﬂash ...... done

Advance Check ......

Erasing ﬂash ...... done

Writing ﬂash ...... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent

system boot failure!

The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is

completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.

A:\>afudos /iZ7SWS.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ﬂash BIOS

Reading ﬁle ....... done

Reading ﬂash ...... done

Advance Check ......

Erasing ﬂash ...... done

Writing ﬂash ...... done

Verifying ﬂash .... done

Please restart your computer

A:\>

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4.1.5.

ASUS.CrashFree.BIOS.3.utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore

the BIOS ﬁle when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can

update a corrupted BIOS ﬁle using the motherboard support DVD or the USB ﬂash

disk that contains the updated BIOS ﬁle.

Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the ﬂoppy disk or the USB ﬂash disk

containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

Recovering.the.BIOS.from.the.support.DVD

To recover the BIOS from the support DVD:

Turn on the system.

Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive.

The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the DVD

for the BIOS ﬁle.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for ﬂoppy...

When found, the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and starts ﬂashing the corrupted

BIOS ﬁle.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for ﬂoppy...

Floppy found!

Reading ﬁle “Z7SWS.ROM”. Completed.

Start ﬂashing...

Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

Recovering the BIOS from the USB ﬂash disk

To recover the BIOS from the USB ﬂash disk:

Insert the USB ﬂash disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle to the USB port.

Turn on the system.

The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS ﬁle. When found,

the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and starts ﬂashing the corrupted BIOS ﬁle.

Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

•

Only the USB ﬂash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition can

support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than

8GB.

•

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so

can cause system boot failure!

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Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.2

BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you

can update using the provided utility described in section 4.1.Managing.and.

updating.your.BIOS.

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconﬁguring

your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to conﬁgure

your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the

conﬁguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the

security password feature or change the power management settings. This

requires you to reconﬁgure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the

computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the

LPC chip.

The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the

computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise,

POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing

<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can

also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if

the ﬁrst two failed.

The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a

menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make

your selections from the available options using the navigation keys.

•

The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions

to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after

changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system

compatibility and stability. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the

Exit Menu. See section 4.8.Exit.Menu.

•

The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes

only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

•

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS ﬁle for

this motherboard.

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4.2.1.

BIOS.menu.screen

Menu.items

Menu.bar

Conﬁguration ﬁelds

General.help

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot Tools Exit

Main

Advanced

Power

Use [ENTER]. [TAB],

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a ﬁeld.

System Time

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

Language

[17:41:19]

[Mon 01/14/2008]

[1.44M, 3.5 in.]

[English]

Use [+] or [-] to

conﬁgure system time.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave

Third IDE Master

[Not Detected]

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

Tab Select Field

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Third IDE Slave

Storage Conﬁguration

System Information

Navigation.keys

Sub-menu.items

4.2.2.

Menu.bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main

For changing the basic system conﬁguration

Advanced

Power

For changing the advanced system settings

For changing the advanced power management (APM)

conﬁguration

Boot

Tools

Exit

For changing the system boot conﬁguration

For conﬁguring options for special functions

For selecting the exit options and loading default

settings

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard

until the desired item is highlighted.

4.2.3.

Navigation.keys

At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that

particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change

the settings.

Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.

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4.2.4.

Menu.items

Use [ENTER], [TAB],

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a ﬁeld.

System Time

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

Language

[06:22:54]

The highlighted item on the menu

bar displays the speciﬁc items for

that menu. For example, selecting

Main shows the Main menu items.

[Wed 01/09/2008]

[1.44M, 3.5 in.]

[English]

Use [+] or [-] to

conﬁgure system.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave

Third IDE Master

[Not Detected]

Third IDE Slave

Storage Conﬁguration

System Information

The other items (Advanced, Power,

Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar

have their respective menu items.

Main.menu.items

4.2.5.

Sub-menu.items

A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a

sub-menu. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>.

4.2.6

Conﬁguration ﬁelds

These ﬁelds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-conﬁgurable,

you can change the value of the ﬁeld opposite the item. You cannot select an item

that is not user-conﬁgurable.

A conﬁgurable ﬁeld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To

change the value of a ﬁeld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options.

Refer to “4.2.7 Pop-up window.”

4.2.7.

Pop-up.window

Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the

conﬁguration options for that item.

4.2.8.

Scroll.bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of a

menu screen when there are items that do

not ﬁt on the screen. Press the Up/Down

arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down>

keys to display the other items on the

screen.

Pop-up.window

4.2.9.

General.help

At the top right corner of the menu screen

is a brief description of the selected item.

Scroll.bar

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4.3

Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving

you an overview of the basic system information.

Refer to section 4.2.1.BIOS.menu.screen for information on the menu screen

items and how to navigate through them.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

Power

Boot

Tools

Exit

System Time

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

Language

[17:41:19]

Use [ENTER]. [TAB],

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a ﬁeld.

[Mon 01/14/2008]

[1.44M, 3.5 in.]

[English]

Use [+] or [-] to

conﬁgure system

time.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave

Third IDE Master

[Not Detected]

Third IDE Slave

Select Screen

Select Item

Storage Conﬁguration

+- Change Option

Tab Select Field

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

System Information

4.3.1.

System.Date.[Day.xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

4.3.2.

System.Time.[xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

4.3.3.

Legacy.Diskette.A.[1.44M,.3.5.in.]

Sets the type of ﬂoppy drive installed.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.]

4.3.4.

Language.[English]

Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the options.

Conﬁguration options: [Japanese] [Français] [German] [English]

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4.3.5.

Primary./.Secondary./.Third.IDE.Master./.Slave

The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate

sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display

the IDE device information.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Primary IDE Master

Select the type of

device connected to

the system.

Device

: Not Detected

Type

LBA/Large Mode

[Auto]

Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)M[Auto]

PIO Mode

DMA Mode

[Auto]

SMART Monitoring

32Bit Data Transfer

[Auto]

[Enabled]

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device,

Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and

SMART monitoring). These values are not user-conﬁgurable. These items show

N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.

Type.[Auto]

Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the

appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are speciﬁcally conﬁguring a

CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is

either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.

Conﬁguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]

LBA/Large.Mode.[Auto]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the

device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA

mode disabled.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Block.(Multi-sector.Transfer).[Auto]

Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data

transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device

supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer

from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

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PIO.Mode.[Auto]

Selects the PIO mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

DMA.Mode.[Auto]

Selects the DMA mode.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0]

[MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]

[UDMA6]

SMART.Monitoring.[Auto]

Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit.Data.Transfer.[Disabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.3.6

Storage Conﬁguration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the conﬁgurations for the IDE

devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to

conﬁgure the item.

IDE Conﬁguration

Options

ATA/IDE Conﬁguration

Conﬁgure SATA as

[Enhanced]

[IDE]

Disable

Compatible

Enabled

ATA/IDE Conﬁguration [Enhanced]

Allows you to select the IDE Conﬁguration.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]

Legacy IDE Channels [SATA Pri, PATA Sec]

This sub-item appears only when you set the ATA/IDE Conﬁguration item to

[Compatible] and allows you to set the legacy IDE channels mode.

Conﬁguration options: [SATA Only] [PATA Pri, SATA Sec] [SATA Pri, PATA

Sec] [PATA Only]

•

When set to [PATA Pri, SATA Sec], SATA port 1 and 3 will be disabled, and

SATA port 2 and 4 will be enabled as Secondary Master and Secondary

Slave respectively.

•

When set to [SATA Pri, PATA Sec,] SATA port 2 and 4 will be disabled, and

SATA port 1 and 3 will be enabled as Secondary Master and Secondary

Slave respectively.

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Configure SATA as [IDE]

This sub-item appears only when you set the ATA/IDE Conﬁguration item to

[Enhanced] and allows you to set the SATA conﬁguration.

Conﬁguration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]

•

If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical

storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE].

When set to [IDE] mode, SATA port 1 will serve as Primary Master, SATA

port 3 will serve as Primary Slave, SATA port 2 will serve as Secondary

Master, and SATA port 4 will serve as Secondary Slave. SATA port 5 and 6

will be disabled.

•

If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host

Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. The AHCI allows

the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that

increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive

to internally optimize the order of commands.

If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the

Intel^®Matrix Storage Technology conﬁguration from the Serial ATA hard disk

drives, set this item to [RAID].

AHCI Conﬁguration

This menu is the section for AHCI conﬁguration. It appears only when you set the

item ATA/IDE Conﬁguration from the sub-menu of IDE Conﬁguration to [AHCI].

AHCI Settings

While entering

setup, BIOS auto

detects the

AHCI Port1 [Not Detected]

AHCI Port2 [Not Detected]

AHCI Port3 [Not Detected]

AHCI Port4 [Not Detected]

AHCI Port5 [Not Detected]

AHCI Port6 [Not Detected]

presence of

IDE devices. This

desplays the

status of auto

detection of IDE

devices.

AHCI.Port1~6.[XXXX]

Displays the status of auto-detection of SATA devices.

AHCI Port0

Select the type

of devices connected

to the system.

Device

:Not Detected

SATA Port0

[Auto]

SATA Port0 [Auto]

Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Not Installed]

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4.3.7.

System.Information

This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciﬁcations. The BIOS

automatically detects the items in this menu.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

AMIBIOS

Version:

0113

Build Date: 01/18/08

Processor

Usable Size: 512MB

Processor Information

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F10

ESC

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

AMI.BIOS

Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

System.Memory

Displays the auto-detected total system memory.

Processor.Information

Displays the auto-detected CPU speciﬁcation.

Processor Information

CPU0:

Brand

Speed

Ratio

Cache

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5150 @ 2.66GHz

2.66GHz

Actual 8 Max 8

L1/64KB L2/4096KB

ID/uCode 06FBh/0B7h

CPU1:

Brand

Speed

Ratio

Cache

N/A

ID/uCode N/A

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4.4

Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other

system devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect

ﬁeld values can cause the system to malfunction.

The conﬁguration options for the Advanced menu items vary depending on the

CPU and DIMMs you install on the motherboard.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

Power

Boot

Tools

Exit

Jumpless Conﬁguration

AI NET 2

Conﬁgure CPU.

CPU Conﬁguration

Onboard Devices Conﬁguration

PCIPnP

USB Conﬁguration

Trusted Computing

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub

Screen

F10

ESC

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

4.4.1

Jumpless Conﬁguration

This menu allows you to select the advanced voltage settings.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Press enter to set

Fixed +1.25v Adjustment

+1.8v Dual Adjustment

SB +1.5v Adjustment

[+1.25v]

[+1.80v]

[+1.50v]

Fixed +1.25v Adjustment [+1.25v]

Allows you to set the North Bridge voltage.

Conﬁguration options: [+1.40v] [+1.35v] [+1.30v] [+1.25v]

+1.8v Dual Adjustment [+1.80v]

Allows you to set the DRAM voltage.

Conﬁguration options: [+1.90v] [+1.86v] [+1.83v] [+1.80v]

SB +1.5v Adjustment [+1.50v]

Allows you to set the the South Bridge voltage.

Conﬁguration options: [+1.50v] [+1.55v] [+1.60v] [+1.65v]

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4.4.2.

Ai.Net.2

This menu displays the status of the Local Area Network (LAN) cables connected

to the LAN (RJ-45) ports.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Marvell Check LAN

cable during POST.

AI NET 2

Pair

Status

Length

1-2

3-6

4-5

7-8

N/A

Marvell Controller 0

1-2

3-6

4-5

7-8

N/A

Marvell Controller 1

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

Marvell POST Check LAN cable [Disabled]

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Marvell.POST.Check.LAN.cable.[Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable LAN cable check during POST. When enabled, the

menu reports the cable faults or shorts, and displays the point (length) where the

faults or shorts are detected. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.4.3

CPU Conﬁguration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS

automatically detects.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Conﬁgure advanced CPU settings

This should be enabled

Module Version: 3F.07

in order to enable or

disable the "Enhanced

Halt State".

Ratio Actual Value: 8

Ratio CMOS Setting

C1E Support

Hardware Prefetcher

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

Max CPUID Value Limit

Intel(R)Virtualization Tech

CPU TM funnction

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

Core Multi-Processing

PECI

Intel(R)SpeedStep(tm) tech.

Clock Generator

[8]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10Save and Exit

ESCExit

Ratio.CMOS.Setting.[8]

This item allows you to set the ratio between CPU Core Clock and FSB Frequency.

The value is adjusted by typing the desired values using the numeric keypad and

press the <Enter> key. You can also use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.

If an invalid ratio is set in CMOS, then actual and setpoint values may differ.

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C1E.Support.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State support.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hardware.Prefetcher.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher Function.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefectch [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Function.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Max.CPUID.Value.Limit.[Disabled]

Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without

support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R).Virtualization.Technology.[Enabled]

The Intel^®Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple

operating systems separately and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually

function as several systems.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU.TM.function.[Enabled]

This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute-Disable.Bit.Capability.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.

Setting this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature ﬂag to always return to zero (0).

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Core.Multi-Processing.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable one execution core of the CPU.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PECI.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Platform Environment control Interface (PECI)

function. Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Intel.(R).SpeedStep.(tm).tech..[Enabled]

When set to [Disabled], the CPU runs at its default speed. When set to [Enabled],

the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Clock.Generator

This menu allows you to select the Clock Generator mode.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Allows BIOS to Select

ClockGenerator Mode

in Linear or Table.

Clock Generator

Clock Mode Select

[Auto]

Clock Mode Select [Auto]

This item allows you to select the Clock Generator mode.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Manual]

The following two sub-items appear only when you set the Clock Mode Select

item to [Manual].

CPU.Frequency.Setting.[333]

Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCi bus.

The value of this item is auto-detected by the BIOS. Use the <+> and <-> keys to

adjust the CPU frequency. You can also type the desire CPU frequency using the

numeric keypad. The values range from 333 to 500.

Spread.Spectrum.[+/-0.3%]

Allows BIOS to set clock spread spectrum for EMI control.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [+/-0.1%] [+/-0.2%] [+/-0.3%] [+/-0.4%] [+/-0.5%]

[+/-0.6%] [+/-0.7%] [+/-0.8%] [+/-0.9%] [+/-1.0%]

4.4.4

Onboard Devices Conﬁguration

The Onboard Devices Conﬁguration menu allows you to change the onboard

devices settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Allows BIOS to Select

Serial Port1 Base

Addresses.

Onboard Devices Conﬁguration

Serial Port1 Address

[3F8/IRQ4]

J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller [Enabled]

Controller Mode

[IDE]

Front Panel Support Type

Onboard 1394

[AC97]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

Onboard LAN

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

PCI Express x1

Primary Display Adapter

PCIe Link Speed

[PCI-E]

[Auto]

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10Save and Exit

ESCExit

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Serial.Port1.Address.[3F8/IRQ4]

Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

J-Micro.eSATA/PATA.Controller.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the J-Micro eSATA/PATA controller.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Controller Mode [IDE]

This sub-item appears only when you set the J-Micro.eSATA/PATA.

Controller item to [Enabled] and allows you to select the J-Micro eSATA/

PATA controller mode.

Conﬁguration options: [RAID] [IDE] [AHCI]

Front.Panel.Support.Type.[AC97]

This item allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy

AC’97 or high-deﬁnition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel

audio module supports.

Conﬁguration options: [AC97] [Azalia]

Onboard.1394.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Onboard.LAN.[Enabled]

Allows you to hide or active the onboard LAN.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

Allows you to conﬁgure the onboard LAN Boot ROM.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI.Express.x1.[Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI Express x1 slot.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Primary.Display.Adapter.[PCI-E]

Allows you to select the graphics controller as the primary boot device.

Conﬁguration options: [PCI-E] [PCI]

PCIe.Link.Speed.[Auto]

Allows you to select the PCI Express link speed.

Conﬁguration option: [Auto] [PCIe Gen1]

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4.4.5.

PCIPnP

The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP

devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either

PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA

devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect

ﬁeld values can cause the system to malfunction.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

NO: Lets the BIOS

conﬁgure all the

devices in the system.

YES: Lets the

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may

cause system to malfunction.

operating system

conﬁgure Plug and

Play (PnP) devices not

required for boot if

your system has a Plug

and Play operating

system.

Plug And Play O/S

PCI Latency Timer

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Palette Snooping

[No]

[64]

[Yes]

[Disabled]

IRQ-3

IRQ-4

IRQ-5

IRQ-7

IRQ-9

IRQ-10

IRQ-11

IRQ-14

IRQ-15

[PCI Device]

Plug.And.Play.O/S.[No]

When set to [No], BIOS conﬁgures all the devices in the system. When set to

[Yes] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system

conﬁgures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Conﬁguration options:

[No] [Yes]

PCI.Latency.Timer.[64]

Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency

timer register. Conﬁguration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248]

Allocate.IRQ.to.PCI.VGA.[Yes]

When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for

an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even

if requested. Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

Palette.Snooping.[Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that

an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function

correctly. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IRQ-xx.[PCI.Device]

When set to [PCI Device], the speciﬁc IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices.

When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices.

Conﬁguration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved]

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4.4.6

USB Conﬁguration

The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an

item then press <Enter> to display the conﬁguration options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

USB Conﬁguration

Options

USB Devices Enabled:

Disabled

1 Mouse

2 USB Ports

4 USB Ports

6 USB Ports

8 USB Ports

USB Functions

[8 USB Ports]

[Enabled]

[HiSpeed]

[Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

Legacy USB Support

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

USB.Functions.[8.USB.Ports]

Allows you to enable a speciﬁc number of USB ports or disable the USB function.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] [6 USB Ports] [8

USB Ports]

The USB.2.0.Controller item, USB.2.0.Controller.Mode item and Legacy.USB.

Support item appear only when you set the USB.Functions item to [2 USB

Ports], [4 USB Ports], [6 USB Ports], or [8 USB Ports].

USB.2.0.Controller.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

USB2.0.Controller.mode.[HiSpeed].

Appears only when you set the USB.2.0.Controller item to [Enabled] and allows

you to select the USB2.0 controller mode.

Conﬁguration options: [HiSpeed] [FullSpeed]

BIOS.EHCI.Hand-Off.[Enabled]

Allows yout to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI Hand-Off support function.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Legacy.USB.Support.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB. The [Auto] option disables

legacy support if there is no USB device connected.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

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4.4.7.

Trusted.Computing

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Trusted Computing

TCG/TPM SUPPORT

Enable/Disable TPM

TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) supp

in BIOS

[No]

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

TCG/TPM.SUPPORT.[No]

Allows you to set the TCG/TPM SUPPORT.

Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

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4.5

Power menu

The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power

Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conﬁguration

options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

Power

Boot

Tools

Exit

Select the ACPI state

used for System

Suspend.

Suspend Mode

[Auto]

Repost Video on S3 Resume

ACPI 2.0 Support

[No]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

ACPI APIC Support

APM Conﬁguration

Hardware Monitor

PSMI IPMI FRU

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

4.5.1.

Suspend.Mode.[Auto]

Allows you to select the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface (ACPI) state

to be used for system suspend.

Conﬁguration options: [S1 (POS) only] [S3 only] [Auto]

4.5.2.

Repost.Video.on.S3.Resume.[No]

Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume.

Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

4.5.3.

ACPI.2.0.Support.[Disabled]

Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 speciﬁcations.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.5.4.

ACPI.APIC.Support.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface

(ACPI) support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). When

set to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.5.5

APM Conﬁguration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Power

Go into On/Off,

or Suspend when

Power button

is pressed.

APM Conﬁguration

Power Button Mode

[On/Off]

[Power Off]

Restore on AC Power Loss

Advanced Resume Event Controls

Power On By External Modems [Disabled]

Power On By PCIE Devices

Power On By PCI Devices

Power On By RTC Alarm

[Disabled]

Power On By PS/2 Keyboard

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Power.Button.Mode.[On/Off]

When set to [On/Off], the system shuts down while pressing the Power button.

When set to [Suspend], the system goes suspend while pressing the Power button.

Conﬁguration options: [On/Off] [Suspend]

Restore.on.AC.Power.Loss.[Power.Off]

When set to [Power Off], the system goes into off state after an AC power loss.

When set to [Power On], the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to

[Last State], the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state

was before the AC power loss.

Conﬁguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]

Power.On.By.External.Modems.[Disabled]

This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the computer

when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-off mode.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and

applications are fully running. Thus, connection cannot be made on the ﬁrst

try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off

causes an initialization string that turns the system power on.

Power.On.By.PCIE.Devices.[Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Power.On.By.PCI.Devices.[Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI devices.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Power.On.By.RTC.Alarm.[Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is

set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date/ RTC Alarm Hour/ RTC Alarm Minute/

RTC Alarm Second will become user-conﬁgurable with set values.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Power.On.By.PS/2.Keyboard.[Disabled]

Allows you to disable the Power On by PS/2 keyboard function or set speciﬁc keys

on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX power

supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Power Key] [Ctrl-Esc]

4.5.6.

Hardware.Monitor

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Power

Hardware Monitor

CPU0 Temperature

CPU1 Temperature

MB Temperature

[34ºC/93ºF]

[N/A]

[39ºC/102ºF]

[33ºC/91ºF]

[2372RPM]

[N/A]

Memory Temperature

CPU0 Fan Speed

CPU1 Fan Speed

Chassis Fan 1 Speed

Chassis Fan 2 Speed

Chassis Fan 3 Speed

Chassis Fan 4 Speed

SPS Fan1 Speed

[N/A]

FBD Fan1 Speed

Smart Fan Control

[3913RPM]

[Enabled]

[55]

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Field

General Help

CPU0 Target Temperature

CPU1 Target Temperature

MB Target Temperature[45]

VCORE0 Voltage

[55]

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

[1.072V]

[N/A]

VCORE1 Voltage

Scroll down to display the following items:

VTT Voltage

[1.210V]

[1.488V]

[1.808V]

[2.960V]

[12.986V]

[5.094V]

[5.046V]

[3.008V]

FBD +1.5V Voltage

FBD +1.8V Voltage

3V Voltage

12V Voltage

5V Voltage

5VSB Voltage

VBAT Voltage

CPU0/1.Temperature.[xxxºC/xxxºF]..

MB.Temperature.[xxxºC/xxxºF]..

Memory.Temperature.[xxxºC/xxxºF]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU(s),

motherboard and memory temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to

display the detected temperatures.

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CPU0/1.Fan.Speed.[xxxxRPM].or.[Ignored]./.[N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU

fan(s) speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the

motherboard, the ﬁeld shows [N/A].

Chassis.Fan1/2/3/4.Speed.[xxxxRPM].or.[Ignored]./.[N/A].

SPS.Fan1.Speed.[xxxxRPM].or.[Ignored]./.[N/A].

FBD.Fan1.Speed.[xxxxRPM].or.[Ignored]./.[N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis ,

SPS, and FBD fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected

to the motherboard, the ﬁeld shows [N/A].

Smart.Fan.Control.[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or eisable the Smart Fan Control.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU0/1.Target.Temperature.[55]

CPU fan 0 or 1 will operate at the maximum speed when CPU 0 or 1 reaches this

target temperature.

Conﬁguratino options: [50] ~ [70]

MB.Target.Temperature.[45]

System fan will operate at the maximum speed when system reaches this target

temperature.

Conﬁguratino options: [35] ~ [55]

VCORE0/1.Voltage,.VTT.Voltage,.FBD.+1.5V.Voltage,.FBD.+1.8V.

Voltage,.3V.Voltage,.12V.Voltage,.5V.Voltage,.5VSB.Voltage,.VBAT.

Voltage.

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through

the onboard voltage regulators. Select [Ignored] if you do not want to detect these

items.

4.5.7.

PSMI.IPMI.FRU

Shows the product information.

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4.6

Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item

then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Boot Settings

Boot Device Priority

Advanced

Power

Boot

Tools

Exit

Speciﬁes the Boot

Device Priority

sequence.

Boot Settings Conﬁguration

Security

A virtual ﬂoppy disk

drive (Floppy Drive B:

) may appear when you

set the CD-ROM drive

as the ﬁrst boot

device.

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

4.6.1.

Boot.Device.Priority

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Speciﬁes the boot

Boot Device Priority

sequence from the

available devices.

1st Boot Device

2nd Boot Device

3rd Boot Device

[1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

[ATAPI CD-ROM]

[Hard Drive]

A device enclosed in

parenthesis has been

disabled in the

corresponding type

menu.

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

1st.~.xxth.Boot.Device.[xxx.Drive]

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices.

The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of

devices installed in the system.

Conﬁguration options: [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM]

[Disabled]

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4.6.2

Boot Settings Conﬁguration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings Conﬁguration

Allows BIOS to skip

certain tests while

booting. This will

decrease the time

needed to boot the

system.

Quick Boot

Full Screen Logo

[Enabled]

[Force BIOS]

[On]

[Enabled]

AddOn ROM Display Mode

Bootup Num-Lock

Wait for ‘F1’ if Error

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Quick.Boot.[Enabled]

Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while

booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled],

BIOS performs all the POST items.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Full.Screen.Logo.[Enabled]

This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature.

AddOn.ROM.Display.Mode.[Force.BIOS]

Sets the display mode for option ROM.

Conﬁguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Bootup.Num-Lock.[On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.

Conﬁguration options: [Off] [On]

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]

When set to [Enabled], the system waits for the <F1> key to be pressed when error

occurs.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]

When set to [Enabled], the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup”

during POST.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.6.3.

Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select

an item then press <Enter> to display the conﬁguration options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Security Settings

<Enter> to change

password.

<Enter> again to

disable password.

Supervisor Password

User Password

: Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Change

F10

ESC

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Change.Supervisor.Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor

Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a

password, this item shows Installed.

To set a Supervisor Password:

Select the Change.Supervisor.Password item and press <Enter>.

From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters

and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

Conﬁrm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you successfully set your

password.

To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user

password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the Change.Supervisor.Password item

then press <Enter>. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real

Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6.Jumper for information on how to

erase the RTC RAM.

After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to

change other security settings.

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Security Settings

<Enter> to change

password.

<Enter> again to

disabled password.

Supervisor Password

User Password

: Installed

Change Supervisor Password

User Access Level

Change User Password

Clear User Password

Password Check

[Full Access]

[Setup]

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Change

F10

ESC

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

User.Access.Level.[Full.Access]

This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.

Conﬁguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]

[No.Access] prevents user access to the Setup utility.

[View.Only] allows access but does not allow change to any ﬁeld.

[Limited] allows changes only to selected ﬁelds, such as Date and Time.

[Full.Access] allows viewing and changing all the ﬁelds in the Setup utility.

Change.User.Password

Select this item to set or change the user password. The User.Password item on

top of the screen shows the default Not.Installed. After you set a password, this

item shows Installed.

To set a User Password:

Select the Change.User.Password item and press <Enter>.

On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six

letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

Conﬁrm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password

successfully.

To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.

Clear.User.Password

Select this item to clear the user password.

Password.Check.[Setup]

When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup

utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing

Setup and booting the system. Conﬁguration options: [Setup] [Always]

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4.7

Tools menu

The Tools menu items allow you to conﬁgure options for special functions. Select

an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

Power

Boot

Tools

Exit

Press ENTER to run

the utility to

select

ASUS EZ Flash 2

ASUS O.C. Proﬁle

and update BIOS.

This utility doesn't

support :

1.NTFS format

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

4.7.1.

ASUS.EZ.Flash.2

Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a conﬁrmation

message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then

press <Enter> to conﬁrm your choice. Please see section 4.1.3.ASUS.EZ.Flash.2.

utility for details.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.06

FLASH TYPE: WINBOND W39V080FA F

Update ROM

Current ROM

BOARD: Z7S WS

VER: 0110

BOARD: Unknown

VER: Unknown

DATE: Unknown

DATE: 12/25/07

PATH: A:\

Note

[Enter] Select or Load

[B] Backup

[ESC] Exit

[Tab] Switch

[Up/Down/Home/End] Move

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4.7.2

ASUS O.C. Proﬁle

This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Tools

O.C. PROFILE Conﬁguration

Save BIOS settings

to Proﬁle 1

O.C. Proﬁle 1 Status : Not Installed

O.C. Proﬁle 2 Status : Not Installed

Save to Proﬁle 1

Load from Proﬁle 1

Save to Proﬁle 2

Load from Proﬁle 2

Start O.C. Proﬁle

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Save to Proﬂe 1/2

Allows you to save the current BIOS ﬁle to the BIOS Flash. Press <Enter> to save

the ﬁle.

Load from Proﬁle 1/2

Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Press

<Enter> to load the ﬁle.

Start O.C. Proﬁle

Allows you to run the utility to save and load CMOS. Press <Enter> to run the

utility.

ASUSTek O.C. Proﬁle Utility V1.06

Update ROM

Current ROM

BOARD: Z7S WS

VER: 0110

BOARD: Unknown

VER: Unknown

DATE: Unknown

DATE: 12/25/07

PATH: A:\

Note

[Enter] Select or Load

[B] Backup

[ESC] Exit

[Tab] Switch

[Up/Down/Home/End] Move

•

This function can support devices such as a USB ﬂash disk or a ﬂoppy disk

with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.

•

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent

the system boot failure!

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4.8

Exit menu

The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the

BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

Power

Boot

Tools

Exit

Exit Options

Exit system setup

after saving the

changes.

Exit & Save Changes

Exit & Discard Changes

Discard Changes

F10 key can be used

for this operation.

Load Setup Defaults

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options

from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.

Exit.&.Save.Changes

Once you are ﬁnished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit

menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard

backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned

off. When you select this option, a conﬁrmation window appears. Select Ok to save

changes and exit.

If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the

program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes

before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while exiting.

Exit.&.Discard.Changes

Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to

the Setup program. If you made changes to ﬁelds other than System Date, System

Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a conﬁrmation before exiting.

Discard.Changes

This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the

previously saved values. After selecting this option, a conﬁrmation appears. Select

Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.

Load.Setup.Defaults.

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the

Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a conﬁrmation

window appears. Select Ok to load default values. Select Exit & Save Changes or

make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM.

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Chapter 4: BIOS setup

This chapter describes the contents

of the support CD that comes with the

motherboard package.

Chapter 5: Software

support

5.1

Installing an operating system

This motherboard supports Windows^®XP/64-bit XP/Vista/64-bit Vista operating

systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to

maximize the features of your hardware.

•

Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup

procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS

documentation for detailed information.

•

Make sure that you install Windows^®XP Service Pack 2 or later versions

before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability.

5.2

Support DVD information

The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers,

software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard

features.

The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without

notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.

5.2.1.

Running.the.support.DVD

Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the

Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

Click.an.icon.to.

display.support.

DVD/motherboard.

information

Click.an.item.to.install

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the ﬁle ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.

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5.2.2.

Drivers.menu

The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed

devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

ASUS.InstAll.-.Installation.Wizard.for.Drivers

Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard.

Intel.Chipset.Inf.Update.Program

Installs the Intel^®chipset Inf update program.

Realtek.Audio.Driver

Installs the Realtek^®ALC 888S audio driver and application.

JMicron.JMB36X.Controller.Driver

Installs the JMicron^®JMB36X Serial ATA RAID controller driver.

Marvell.Yukon.Gigabit.Ethernet.Driver

Installs the Marvell^®Gigabit Ethernet LAN driver.

USB.2.0.Driver

Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver.

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5.2.3.

Utilities.menu

The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard

supports.

Click.to.display.the.next.

page

Click.to.return.to.the.

previous.page

ASUS.InstAll.-.Installation.Wizard.for.Utilities

Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard.

Marvell.Yukon.VCT.Application

Installs the Marvell^®Yukon Virtual Cable Tester (VCT) Application.

Marvell.Yukon.CPA.Application

Installs the Marvell^®Yukon CPA Application.

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ASUS.PC.Probe.II

This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages,

and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer

in healthy operating condition.

ASUS.AI.Nap

ASUS AI Nap lets users instantly turn on/off the PC without terminating the tasks.

ASUS.Update.

Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website.

Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection

so you can connect to the ASUS website.

Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.V7.0

Installs the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader that allows you to open, view, and print

documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Microsoft.DirectX.9.0c

Installs the Microsoft^®DirectX 9.0 driver. The Microsoft DirectX^®9.0 is a multimedia

technology that enhances computer graphics and sound. DirectX^®improves the

multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies,

capturing videos, or playing games in your computer. Visit the Microsoft website

(www.microsoft.com) for updates.

WinDVD.Copy5.Trial

Installs the InterVideo DVD Copy5 trial version.

InterVideo.MediaOne.Gallery

Installs the media library and all-in-one software.

Ulead.PhotoImpact.12.SE

Installs the PhotoImpact image editing software.

CyberLink.PowerBackup

Installs CyberLink PowerBackup to back up and restore your data easily.

Corel Snapﬁre Plus SE

Installs Corel Snapﬁre Plus SE.

Anti-Virus.Utility

The anti-virus application detects and protects your computer from viruses that

destroys data.

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5.2.4.

Make.Disk.menu

The Make Disk menu contains items to create Intel^®ESB2 AHCI / RAID driver disk

/ JMicron^®JMB36X SATA / RAID driver disk.

Intel(R).ESB2.AHCI/RAID.32bit/64bit.Driver.

Allows you to create an Intel^®ESB2 AHCI/RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system.

JMicron.JMB36X.32bit/64bit.SATA/RAID.Driver.

Allows you to create a JMicron^®JMB36X SATA/RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit

system.

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5.2.5.

Manual.menu

The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to

open the folder of the user manual.

Most user manual ﬁles are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the

Adobe^®Acrobat^®Reader from the Utilities tab before opening a user manual

ﬁle.

5.2.6.

ASUS.Contact.information

Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also ﬁnd

this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.

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5.2.7.

Other.information

The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the

motherboard and the contents of the support DVD. Click an icon to display the

speciﬁed information.

Motherboard.Info

Displays the general speciﬁcations of the motherboard.

Browse.this.DVD

Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format.

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Technical.support.Form

Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to ﬁll out when

requesting technical support.

Filelist

Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text

format.

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5.3

Software information

Most of the applications in the Support DVD have wizards that will conveniently

guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme ﬁle that came

with the software application for more information.

5.3.1.

ASUS.MyLogo2™

The ASUS MyLogo2™ utility lets you customize the boot logo. The boot logo is the

image that appears on screen during the Power-On Self-Tests (POST). The ASUS

MyLogo2™ is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from

the Support DVD. See section 5.2.3.Utilities.menu for details.

•

Before using the ASUS MyLogo2™, use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy

of your original BIOS ﬁle, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS

website. See section 4.1.4.AFUDOS.utility.

•

Make sure that the BIOS item Full.Screen.Logo is set to [Enabled]

if you wish to use ASUS MyLogo2. See section 4.7.2.Boot.Settings.

Conﬁguration.

•

You can create your own boot logo image in GIF or BMP ﬁle formats.

The ﬁle size should be smaller than 150 K.

To launch the ASUS MyLogo2™:

Launch the ASUS Update utility. Refer to section 4.1.1.ASUS.Update.utility

for details.

Select Options from the drop down menu, then click Next.

Check the option Launch.MyLogo to replace system boot logo before

ﬂashing BIOS, then click Next.

Select Update.BIOS from a ﬁle from the drop down menu, then click Next.

When prompted, locate the new

BIOS ﬁle, then click Next. The ASUS

MyLogo window appears.

From the left window pane, select the

folder that contains the image you

intend to use as your boot logo.

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When the logo images appear on the

right window pane, select an image to

enlarge by clicking on it.

Adjust the boot image to your desired

size by selecting a value on the Ratio

box.

When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, ﬂash the original BIOS to

load the new boot logo.

10. After ﬂashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo

during POST.

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5.3.2.

AI.NET2

The AI NET2 features the Marvell^®Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT). VCT is a cable

diagnostic utility that reports LAN cable faults and shorts using the Time Domain

Reﬂectometry (TDR) technology. The VCT detects and reports open and shorted

cables, impedance mismatches, pair swaps, pair polarity problems, and pair skew

problems of up to 64 ns at one meter accuracy.

The VCT feature reduces networking and support costs through a highly

manageable and controlled network system. This utility can be incorporated

in the network systems sofware for ideal ﬁeld support as well as development

diagnostics.

Using.the.Virtual.Cable.Tester™

To use the the Marvell^®Virtual Cable Tester™ utility:

Launch the VCT utility from the Windows^®desktop by clicking Start.>.All.

Programs.>.Marvell.>.Virtual.Cable.Tester.

Click Virtual.Cable.Tester from the menu to display the screen below.

Click the Run button to perform a cable test.

•

The VCT utility only tests Ethernet cables connected to Gigabit LAN port(s).

The Run button on the Virtual Cable Tester™ main window is disabled if no

problem is detected on the LAN cable(s) connected to the LAN port(s).

•

If you want the system to check the status of the LAN cable before entering

the OS, enable the item Post Check LAN Cable in the BIOS Setup.

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5.3.3.

ASUS.PC.Probe.II

PC Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer’s vital components, and detects

and alerts you of any problem with these components. PC Probe II senses fan

rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. Because PC

Probe II is software-based, you can start monitoring your computer the moment

you turn it on. With this utility, you are assured that your computer is always at a

healthy operating condition.

Installing.PC.Probe.II

To install PC Probe II on your computer:

Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab

appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.

If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the Support

DVD to locate the setup.exe ﬁle from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. Double-click

the setup.exe ﬁle to start installation.

Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II.

Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.

Launching.PC.Probe.II

You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the

Windows^®desktop.

To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows^®desktop, click Start.>.All.Programs.

>.ASUS.>.PC.Probe.II.>.PC.Probe.II.v1.xx.xx. The PC Probe II main window

appears.

After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in the Windows^®

taskbar. Click this icon to close or restore the application.

Using.PC.Probe.II

Main window

The PC Probe II main window allows you to view the current status of your

system and change the utility

conﬁguration. By default, the main

window displays the Preference

section. You can close or restore

the Preference section by clicking

on the triangle on the main

window right handle.

Click.to.close.the.

Preference.panel

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Button

Function

Opens the Conﬁguration window

Opens the Report window

Opens the Desktop Management Interface window

Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window

Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window

Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window

Shows/Hides the Preference section

Minimizes the application

Closes the application

Sensor alert

When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right handle

turns red, as the illustrations below show.

When displayed, the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red. Refer to the

Monitor panels section for details.

Preference

You can customize the application

using the Preference section in the

main window. Click the box before each

preference to activate or deactivate.

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Hardware.monitor.panels

The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as

fan rotation, CPU temperature, and voltages.

The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes: hexagonal (large) and

rectangular (small). When you check the Enable Monitoring Panel option from the

Preference section, the monitor panels appear on your computer’s desktop.

Small.display

Large.display

Changing the monitor panels position

To change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop,

click the arrow down button of the Scheme options, then select

another position from the list box. Click OK when ﬁnished.

Moving the monitor panels

All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect. If

you want to detach a monitor panel from

the group, click the horseshoe magnet

icon. You can now move or reposition the

panel independently.

Adjusting the sensor threshold value

You can adjust the sensor threshold

value in the monitor panel by

clicking the or buttons. You can

also adjust the threshold values

Click.to.

increase.

value

using the Conﬁg window.

Click.to.

You cannot adjust the sensor

threshold values in a small

monitoring panel.

decrease.

value

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Monitoring sensor alert

The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower

than the threshold value. Refer to the illustrations below.

Small.display

Large.display

WMI.browser

Click to display the

WMI (Windows Management

Instrumentation) browser. This

browser displays various Windows®

management information. Click an

item from the left panel to display on

the right panel. Click the plus sign (+)

before WMI Information to display the

available information.

You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner

of the browser.

DMI.browser

Click to display the DMI

(Desktop Management Interface)

browser. This browser displays various

desktop and system information.

Click the plus sign (+) before DMI

Information to display the available

information.

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PCI.browser

Click

to display the PCI

(Peripheral Component Interconnect)

browser. This browser provides

information on the PCI devices installed

on your system. Click the plus sign

(+) before the PCI Information item to

display available information.

Usage

The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU, hard disk drive

space, and memory usage. Click

to display the Usage browser.

CPU usage

The CPU tab displays real-

time CPU usage in line graph

representation. If the CPU has

an enabled Hyper-Threading,

two separate line graphs display

the operation of the two logical

processors.

Hard disk drive space usage

The Hard Disk tab displays the

used and available hard disk

drive space. The left panel of the

tab lists all logical drives. Click

a hard disk drive to display the

information on the right panel.

The pie chart at the bottom of

the window represents the used

(blue) and the available HDD

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Memory usage

The Memory tab shows both

used and available physical

memory. The pie chart at the

bottom of the window represents

the used (blue) and the available

physical memory.

Conﬁguring PC Probe II

Click

to view and adjust the sensor threshold values.

The Conﬁg window has two tabs: Sensor/Threshold and Preference. The Sensor/

Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold

values. The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts, or change the

temperature scale.

Loads.the.default.

Loads.your.saved.

conﬁguration

threshold.values.for.

each.sensor

Cancels.or.

ignores.your.

changes

Applies.your.

changes

Saves.your.

conﬁguration

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5.3.4.

ASUS.AI.Nap

This feature allows you to minimize the power consumption of your computer

whenever you are away. Enable this feature for minimum power consumption and

a quieter system operation.

After installing AI Suite from the bundled Support DVD, you can launch the utility

by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI

Nap button on the AI Suite main window.

Click Yes.on the conﬁrmation screen.

To exit AI Nap mode, press the system power or mouse button then click Yes on

the conﬁrmation screen.

To switch the power button functions from AI Nap to shutting down, just right

click the AI.Suite icon on the OS taskbar, select AI.Nap and click Use.power.

button. Unclick the the item to switch the function back.

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5.3.5

Audio conﬁgurations

The Realtek^®ALC888 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver

the ultimate audio experience on your computer. The software provides Jack-

Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. The ALC888 also

includes the Realtek^®proprietary UAJ^®(Universal Audio Jack) technology for all

audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play

convenience.

Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek^®Audio Driver from the support

DVD that came with the motherboard package.

If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will ﬁnd the Realtek HD

Audio Manager icon on the taskbar.

From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect

icon to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

Realtek.HD.Audio.Manager

Exit.button

Conﬁguration

options.

Minimize.

button

Control.settings.

window

Information.

button

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Information

Click the information button (

) to display

information about the audio driver version, DirectX

version, audio controller, audio codec, and

language setting.

Minimize

Click the minimize button (

) to minimize the window.

Exit

Click the exit button (

) to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

Conﬁguration options

Click any of the tabs in this area to conﬁgure your audio settings.

Sound Effect

The Realtek^®ALC888 Audio CODEC

allows you to set your listening

environment, adjust the equalizer, set

the karaoke, or select pre-programmed

equalizer settings for your listening

pleasure.

To set the sound effect options:

From the Realtek HD Audio

Manager, click the Sound Effect

tab.

Click the shortcut buttons or the drop-down menus for options on changing

the acoustic environment, adjust the equalizer, or set the karaoke to your

desired settings.

Click

to effect the Sound Effect settings and exit.

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Mixer

The Mixer option allows you to

conﬁgure audio output (playback)

volume and audio input (record)

volume.

To set the mixer options:

From the Realtek HD Audio

Manager, click the Mixer tab.

Turn the volume buttons to adjust

the Playback and/or Record

volume.

The Mixer option activates voice input from all channels by default. Make sure

to set all channels to mute (

) if you do not want voice input.

Make adjustments to Wave, SW Synth, Front, Rear, Subwoofer, CD volume,

Mic volume, Line Volume, and Stereo mix by clicking the control tabs and

dragging them up and down until you get the desired levels.

Click

to effect the Mixer settings and exit.

Audio I/O

The Audio I/O option allows you

conﬁgure your input/output settings.

To set the Audio I/O options:

From the Realtek HD Audio

Manager, click the Audio I/O tab.

Click the drop-down menu to select

the channel conﬁguration.

The control settings window

displays the status of connected

devices. Click

for analog and digital options.

Click <OK> to effect the Audio I/O settings and exit

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Microphone

The Microphone option allows you

conﬁgure your input/output settings

and to check if your audio devices are

connected properly.

To set the Microphone options:

From the Realtek HD Audio

Manager, click the Microphone

tab.

Click the Noise.Suppression

option button to reduce the static background noise when recording.

Click the Acoustic.Echo.Cancellation option button to reduce the echo from

the front speakers when recording.

Click

to effect the Microphone settings and exit.

3D Audio Demo

The 3D Audio Demo option gives you a

demonstration of the 3D audio feature.

To start the 3D Audio Demo:

From the Realtek HD Audio

Manager, click the 3D Audio

Demo tab.

Click the option buttons to change

the sound, moving path, or

environment settings.

Click

to test your settings.

to effect the 3D Audio Demo settings and exit.

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5.4

RAID conﬁgurations

The motherboard comes with two RAID controllers that allow you to conﬁgure

Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets.

•

The Intel^®.ESB2E.Southbridge RAID includes a high performance SATA

RAID controller that supports RAID 0, 1, and 5 for six independent Serial ATA

channels.

The JMicron^®.JMB363.RAID.includes a high performance SATA RAID

controller that supports RAID 0, 1, and JBOD for two external Serial ATA

channels.

5.4.1

RAID deﬁnitions

RAID.0.(Data.striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write

data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a

single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone,

thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives

is required for this setup.

RAID.1.(Data.mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from

one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software

directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of

the data in the other drive. This RAID conﬁguration provides data protection and

increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an

existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same

size or larger than the existing drive.

RAID.5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard

disk drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 conﬁguration include better

HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID

5 conﬁguration is best suited for transaction processing, relational database

applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a

minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.

JBOD.(Spanning) stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives

that are not yet conﬁgured as a RAID set. This conﬁguration stores the same data

redundantly on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system.

Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently

and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance beneﬁts.

Intel^®.Matrix.Storage. The Intel^®Matrix Storage technology supported by the

ESB2E chip allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 5 function to

improve both system performance and data safety. You can also combine two

RAID sets to get higher performance, capacity, or fault tolerance provided by the

difference RAID function. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1 set can be created by

using only two identical hard disk drives.

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If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID

set, copy ﬁrst the RAID driver from the support DVD to a ﬂoppy disk before you

install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. Refer to section 5.5.

Creating.a.RAID.driver.disk for details.

5.4.2.

Installing.Serial.ATA.hard.disks

The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance,

install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID conﬁguration:

Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.

Connect the SATA signal cables.

Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

5.4.3.

Intel^®RAID conﬁgurations

This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and Intel^®Matrix Storage

conﬁgurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel^®ESB2E

Southbridge chip.

Setting.the.RAID.item.in.BIOS

You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID

set(s). To do this:

Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

Go to the Main Menu, select Storage Conﬁguration, then press <Enter>.

Select the item Conﬁgure SATA as, then press <Enter> to display the

conﬁguration options.

Select RAID from the Conﬁgure SATA as item options, then press <Enter>.

Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.

See Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

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Intel^®.Matrix.Storage.Manager.Option.ROM.Utility

The Intel^®Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0,

RAID 1, and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to

the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

To enter the Intel^®Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility:

Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives.

Turn on the system.

During POST, press <Ctrl+I> to display the utility main menu.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes:

None deﬁned.

Physical Disks:

Port Drive Model

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size

Type/Status(Vol ID)

XXXXXXXXXXX

XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk

[↑↓]-Select

[ESC]-Exit

[ENTER]-Select Menu

The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through

the menus and select the menu options.

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and

may not exactly match the items on your screen.

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Creating.a.RAID.0.set.(striped)

To create a RAID 0 set:

From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

<Enter>. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used

to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and

cannot contain special characters.

[↑↓]-Change

[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[Enter]-Select

Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>.

When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to

select RAID 0(Stripe), then press <Enter>.

When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk

drives to conﬁgure as RAID. This pop-up screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX

2 XXXXXXXXXXXX

3 XXXXXXXXXXXX

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size Status

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to

select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after

completing your selection.

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Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then

press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB.

The default stripe size is 128 KB.

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe

size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>. The

default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning

message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to

go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating.a.RAID.1.set.(mirrored)

To create a RAID 1 set:

From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

<Enter>. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume1

RAID Level: RAID1(Mirror)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: N/A

Capacity: XX.X GB

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used

to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and

cannot contain special characters.

[↑↓]-Change

[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[Enter]-Select

Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>.

When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to

select RAID 1(Mirror), then press <Enter>.

When the Capacity item is highlighted, key in the RAID volume capacity that

you want, then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum

allowed capacity.

Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning

message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or <N> to go

back to Create Volume menu.

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Creating.a.RAID.5.set.(parity)

To create a RAID 5 set:

From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

<Enter>. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume5

RAID Level: RAID5(Parity)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 64KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used

to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and

cannot contain special characters.

[↑↓]-Change

[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[Enter]-Select

Enter a name for the RAID 5 set, then press <Enter>.

When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to

select RAID 5(Parity), then press <Enter>.

The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to

conﬁgure as RAID. The following pop-up screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX

2 XXXXXXXXXXXX

3 XXXXXXXXXXXX

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size Status

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

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Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, then press

<Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter>

after completing your selection.

When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press <Enter>.

The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The default

stripe size is 64 KB.

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe

size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter> when

the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum

allowed capacity.

Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning

message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to

go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Deleting.a.RAID.set

Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk

drives when you delete a RAID set.

To delete a RAID set:

From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume, then press

<Enter> to display this screen.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

Name

Volume0

Level

RAIDX(xxxxx)

Drives

Capacity Status

XXX.XGB Normal

Bootable

Yes

[ HELP ]

Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive(s) and

cause any member disks to become available as non-RAID disks.

WARNING: EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON-RECOVERABLE.

[↑↓]-Select

[<ESC>]-Previous Menu

[<Del>]-Delete Volume

Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, then

press <Del>. This window appears.

[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]

ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!

Are you sure you want to delete volume “VolumeX”? (Y/N):

Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu;

otherwise, press <N> to return to the Delete Volume menu.

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Resetting.Disks.to.Non-RAID

Take caution before you reset a RAID volume HDD to non-RAID. Resetting a

RAID volume HDD deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive.

To reset a RAID set hard disk drive:

From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID, then press

<Enter> to display this screen.

[ RESET RAID DATA ]

Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures

from the selected RAID disks. By removing these structures,

the drive will revert back to a non-RAID disk.

WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

Port Drive Model

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size Status

XX.XGB Member Disk

Select the disks that should be reset.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset,

then press <Space> to select.

Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A conﬁrmation message appears.

Press <Y> to reset the drive or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.

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5.4.4.

JMicron^®RAID Conﬁguration

The JMicron^®Serial ATA controller allows you to conﬁgure RAID 0, RAID 1 and

JBOD sets on the external Serial ATA hard disk drives.

Before.creating.a.RAID.set

Prepare the following items:

Two SATA HDDs, preferably with the same model and capacity.

A write-enabled ﬂoppy disk (Windows XP). A write-enabled ﬂoppy disk or a

USB ﬂash disk drive (Windows Vista)

Microsoft^®Windows^®OS installation disk (Windows XP)

Motherboard support CD with JMB363 driver

Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set:

Install the two external Serial ATA hard disk drives on your system.

Set the Controller.Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 4.4.4.

Onboard Device Conﬁguration for details.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Allows BIOS to Select

Serial Port1 Base

Addresses.

Onboard Devices Conﬁguration

Serial Port1 Address

[3F8/IRQ4]

J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller [Enabled]

Controller Mode

[IDE]

Front Panel Support Type

Onboard 1394

[AC97]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

Onboard LAN

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

PCI Express x1

Primary Display Adapter

[PCI-E]

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10Save and Exit

ESCExit

Enter the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility to set up your RAID conﬁguration.

Create a JMB363 RAID driver disk for Windows^®OS installation. See section

5.5.Creating.a.RAID.driver.disk for details.

Install the JMB363 driver after the Windows^®OS had been installed.

Always install the JMB363 driver before creating RAID sets.

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Entering.the.JMB363.RAID.BIOS.utility

During POST, press <Ctrl-J> to enter the JBM363 RAID BIOS menu.

JMicron Technology Corp. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97

http://www. jmicron.com

HDD0 : HDS722516VLSA80

HDD1 : HDS722516DLA380

164 GB Non-RAID

Press <Ctrl-J> to enter RAID Setup Utility...

The main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu appears.

Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through the items.

JMicron Technology Corp. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97

[Hard Disk Drive List]

Model Name

[Main Menu]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Capacity Type/Status

HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80 164 GB

HDD1: HDS722516DLA380 164 GB

Non-RAID

[RAID Disk Drive List]

[

TAB]-Switch Window [ ]-Select Item

↑↓

[ENTER]-Action

[ESC]-Exit

Creating.a.RAID.set

In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Create RAID Disk Drive

using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>.

[Main Menu]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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When the Level item is highlighted, use the up/down arrow key to select the

RAID set that you want to create.

[Create New RAID]

Name : JRAID

[Create New RAID]

Name : JRAID

Level: 0-Stripe

Disks: Select Disk

Block: 128 KB

Level: 1-Mirror

Disks: Select Disk

Block: N/A

Size : 319 GB

Size : 159 GB

Conﬁrm Creation

When the Disks item is highlighted, use the up/down arrow key to highlight

an HDD that you want to belong to the RAID set, then press the space bar to

conﬁrm selection. Repeat the process until the HDDs are selected.

A selected HDD shows a

sign before it.

[Hard Disk Drive List]

Model Name

Capacity

XXX GB

Type/Status

Non-RAID

HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80

HDD1: HDS722516DLA380

XXX GB

Non-RAID

Key in the RAID volume capacity. Use the up/down arrow to choose the block

size. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

[Create New RAID]

Name : JRAID

Level: 0-Stripe

Disks: Select Disk

Block: 128 KB

Size : 319 GB

Conﬁrm Creation

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When done, press <Enter> to conﬁrm the creation of the RAID set. A dialogue

box appears to conﬁrm the action. Press <Y> to conﬁrm; otherwise, press

<N>.

JMicron Technology Corp. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97

[Create New RAID]

[Hard Disk Drive List]

Name: JRAID

Model Name

HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80

HDD1: HDS722516DLA380

Available

164 GB

Type/Status

Non-RAID

Level: 0-Stripe

Disks: Select Disk

Block: 128 KB

Size : 319 GB

Conﬁrm Creation

[RAID Disk Drive List]

Create RAID on the selected HDD (Y/N)? Y

CONFIRM RAID CREATION

ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED HARD DISK

WILL BE LOST WHEN EXIT WITH SAVING

[

TAB]-Switch Window [ ]-Select Item

[ENTER]-Action

[ESC]-Exit

↑↓

Pressing <Y> deletes all the data in the HDDs.

The following screen appears, displaying the relevant information about the

RAID set you created.

[RAID Disk Drive List]

Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx)

RDD0:JRAID

0-Stripe

XXX GB

Normal 01

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Deleting.a.RAID.set

In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Delete RAID Disk Drive

using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>.

[Main Menu]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete.

A selected set shows a

set.

sign before it. Press the <Del> key to delete the

A dialogue box appears to conﬁrm the action. Press <Y> to conﬁrm;

otherwise, press <N>.

JMicron Technology Corp. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97

[Main Menu]

[Hard Disk Drive List]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Model Name

HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80

HDD1: HDS722516DLA380

Capacity

164 GB

Type/Status

RAID Inside

[RAID Disk Dri

^LiD^st

]

TA ON THE RAID WILL BE LOST!!

^ModelA^{N me}YOU

Lev

DELE ^y/N)^S

aci

(

tatus

Members(HDDx)

RDD0: JRAID

0-Stripe

XXX GB

Normal

[

TAB]-Switch Window [ ]-Select Item

[ENTER]-Action

[ESC]-Exit

↑↓

Pressing <Y> deletes all the data in the HDDs.

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Resetting.disks.to.non-RAID

•

An HDD that has been previously conﬁgured as part of another RAID set in

another platform is called a broken RAID HDD. When you install a broken

RAID HDD, you cannot select this HDD when conﬁguring a RAID set

through the JMB363 utility.

•

If you still want to use this broken RAID HDD as part of the RAID set

conﬁgured through the JMB363, you may do so by resetting the disk to non-

RAID. You will, however, lose all data and previous RAID conﬁgurations.

To reset disks to non-RAID:

In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Revert HDD to non-RAID

using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>.

[Main Menu]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Use the space bar to select the HDD that you want to reset to non-RAID.

A selected HDD shows a

sign before it.

A dialogue box appears to conﬁrm the action. Press <Y> to conﬁrm;

otherwise, press <N>.

Pressing <Y> deletes all the data in the HDD.

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Solving a Mirror conﬂict

A Mirror conﬂict occurs when both disks in a RAID 1 (Mirror) conﬁguration are

unplugged from the system in turn, then plugged in again. Since both disks contain

exactly the same data, the system will be unable to determine which of the two

is the source drive. This option allows you to set the source drive and rebuild the

Mirror drive according to the contents of the source drive.

To solve a Mirror conﬂict:

In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Solve Mirror Conﬂict using

the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>.

[Main Menu]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Use the space bar to select the HDD that you want to set as source drive.

The selected HDD shows a

sign before it.

Using the <TAB>, move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the

RAID set that you want to rebuild. Press <Del> to begin rebuilding the Mirror

conﬁguration.

A status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the progress of the rebuilding.

JMicron Technology Corp. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97

[Main Menu]

[Hard Disk Drive List]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Model Name

HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80

HDD1: HDS722516DLA380

Capacity

164 GB

Type/Status

RAID Inside

[RAID Disk Drive List]

Model Name

RAID Level

1-Mirror

Capacity

XXX GB

Status

Rebuild

Members(HDDx)

RDD0: JRAID

Rebuilding... 01%, please wait...

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Rebuilding.a.Mirror.Drive

When one of the disks in a RAID 1 (Mirror) conﬁguration is unplugged from the

system, then plugged in again, a dialogue box appears to ask you to rebuild the

Mirror drive. Press <Y> to conﬁrm; otherwise, press <N>.

This option allows you to rebuild the Mirror drive later and synchronize the data

between two hard disks.

To rebuild a Mirror drive:

In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Rebuild Mirror Drive using

the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>.

[Main Menu]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Using the <TAB>, move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the

RAID set that you want to rebuild. Press <Del> to begin rebuilding the Mirror

conﬁguration.

A status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the progress of the rebuilding.

JMicron Technology Corp. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97

[Main Menu]

[Hard Disk Drive List]

Create RAID Disk Drive

Delete RAID Disk Drive

Revert HDD to Non-RAID

Solve Mirror Conﬂict

Rebuild Mirror Drive

Save and Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Model Name

HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80

HDD1: HDS722516DLA380

Capacity

164 GB

Type/Status

RAID Inside

[RAID Disk Drive List]

Model Name

RAID Level

1-Mirror

Capacity

XXX GB

Status

Rebuild

Members(HDDx)

RDD0: JRAID

Rebuilding... 01%, please wait...

Saving.the.settings.and.exiting.setup

When you have ﬁnished, highlight Save & Exit Setup using the up/down arrow key

then press <Enter> to save the current RAID conﬁguration and exit the JMB363

RAID BOS utility.

A dialogue box appears to conﬁrm the action. Press <Y> to conﬁrm; otherwise,

press <N> to return to the JMB RAID BIOS menu.

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5.5

Creating a RAID driver disk

A ﬂoppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows^®XP

operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. For

Windows^®Vista operating system, use either a ﬂoppy disk or a USB device with

the RAID driver.

5.5.1.

Creating.a.RAID.driver.disk.without.entering.the.OS

To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS:

Boot your computer.

Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility.

Set the optical drive as the primary boot device.

Insert the support DVD into the optical drive.

Save changes and exit BIOS.

Press any key when the system prompts “Press any key to boot from the

optical drive.”

When the menu appears, press <1> to create a RAID driver disk.

Insert a formatted ﬂoppy disk into the ﬂoppy drive then press <Enter>.

Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

5.5.2.

Creating.a.RAID/SATA.driver.disk.in.Windows^®

To create a RAID driver disk in Windows^®environment:

Start Windows^®.

Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.

Go to the Make.Disk menu, then select the RAID driver disk you wish to

create:

•

Click Intel(R).ESB2.AHCI/RAID.32bit/64bit.Driver to create an Intel^®

ESB2E AHCI/RAID driver disk for a 32bit/64bit system.

Click JMicron.JMB36X.32bit/64bit.SATA/RAID.Driver to create a

JMicron^®JMB36X driver disk for a 32bit/64-bit system.

Insert a ﬂoppy disk/USB device into the ﬂoppy disk drive/USB port.

Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

Write-protect the ﬂoppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.

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To install the RAID driver in Windows^®XP:

During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to

install third-party SCSI or RAID driver.

Press <F6> then insert the ﬂoppy disk with RAID driver into the ﬂoppy disk

drive.

Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.

To install the RAID driver in Windows^®Vista:

Insert the ﬂoppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the ﬂoppy disk drive/

USB port.

During the OS installation, select Intel.ESB2E.

Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.

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Chapter 5: Software support

The Appendix describes the CPU features

and technologies that the motherboard

supports.

Appendix:

CPU features

Chapter summary

A.1.

Intel^®.EM64T...................................................................................A-1

Enhanced.Intel.SpeedStep^®.Technology.(EIST).........................A-1

A.2.

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Intel^®EM64T

•

The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel^®LGA771 processors running

on 32-bit operating systems.

•

The motherboard comes with a BIOS ﬁle that supports EM64T. You can

download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/

support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS ﬁle. See Chapter 4 for

details.

•

Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EM64T feature.

Visit www.microsoft.com for more information on Windows^®64-bit OS.

Using.the.Intel^®.EM64T.feature

To use the Intel^®EM64T feature:

Install an Intel^®CPU that supports the Intel^®EM64T.

Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows^®Vista 64-bit Edition or Windows^®

XP Professional x64 Edition).

Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from

the support DVD.

Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.

Refer to the expansion card or add-on device(s) documentation, or visit the

related website, to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system.

A.2

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®

Technology (EIST)

•

The motherboard comes with a BIOS ﬁle that supports EIST. You can

download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/

support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS. See Chapter 4 for

details.

•

Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EIST feature.

A.2.1.

System.requirements

Before using EIST, check your system if it meets the following requirements:

•

Intel^®processor with EIST support

BIOS ﬁle with EIST support

Operating system with EIST support (Windows^®Vista, Windows^®XP SP2/

Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions)

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A.2.2.

Using.the.EIST

To use the EIST feature:

Turn on the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.

Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Conﬁguration,

then press <Enter>.

Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology item to [Automatic],

then press <Enter>.

Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS setup.

After the computer restarts, right click on a blank space on the desktop, then

select Properties from the pop-up menu.

When the Display Properties

window appears, click the Screen

Saver tab.

Click the Power button on the

Monitor power section to open the

Power Options Properties window.

On the Power schemes section,

click , then select any option

except Home/Ofﬁce Desktop or

Always On.

Click Apply, then click OK.

10. Close the Display Properties

window.

After you adjust the power scheme,

the CPU internal frequency slightly

decreases when the CPU loading is

low.

The screen displays and procedures may vary depending on the operating

system.

A-2

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