Document Outline

• Contents
  • Notices
  • Safety information
  • About this guide
• Chapter 1: Product introduction
  • 1.1 System package contents
  • 1.2 Serial number label
  • 1.3 System specifications
  • 1.4 Front panel features
  • 1.5 Rear panel features
  • 1.6 Internal features
  • 1.7 LED information
    • 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs
    • 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs
• Chapter 2: Hardware setup
  • 2.1 Chassis cover
    • 2.1.1 Removing the left side cover
    • 2.1.2 Removing the right side cover
  • 2.2 Motherboard overview
  • 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink
  • 2.4 System memory
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Memory configurations
    • 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
    • 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
  • 2.5 Installing hard disk drives
  • 2.6 Installing 5.25-inch drives
    • 2.6.1 Removing the front panel cover
    • 2.6.2 Installing an additional optical drive
  • 2.7 Expansion cards
    • 2.7.1 Installing expansion cards
    • 2.7.2 Configuring an expansion card
    • 2.7.3 Interrupt assignments
  • 2.8 Removing components
    • 2.8.1 Removing the floppy disk drive
    • 2.8.2 Removing the system fan
    • 2.8.3 Removing the SATA backplane
  • 2.9 Connecting cables
• Chapter 3: Motherboard info
  • 3.1 Motherboard layouts
  • 3.2 Jumpers
  • 3.3 Connectors
    • 3.3.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 3.3.2 Internal connectors
• Chapter 4: BIOS infomation
  • 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility
    • 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk
    • 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
    • 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility
    • 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  • 4.2 BIOS setup program
    • 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 4.2.2 Menu bar
    • 4.2.3 Navigation keys
    • 4.2.4 Menu items
    • 4.2.5 Sub-menu items
    • 4.2.6 Configuration fields
    • 4.2.7 Pop-up window
    • 4.2.8 Scroll bar
    • 4.2.9 General help
  • 4.3 Main menu
    • 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
    • 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    • 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
    • 4.3.4 Language [English]
    • 4.3.5 SATA 1~6
    • 4.3.6 SATA Configuration
    • 4.3.7 AHCI Configuration
    • 4.3.8 System Information
  • 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu
    • 4.4.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]
    • 4.4.2 CPU Ratio Control [Auto]
    • 4.4.3 FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto]
    • 4.4.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto]
    • 4.4.5 DRAM Command Rate [Auto]
    • 4.4.6 DRAM CMD Skew on Channel A/B [Auto]
    • 4.4.7 DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A/B [Auto]
    • 4.4.8 DRAM Timing Control [Auto]
    • 4.4.9 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto]
    • 4.4.10 Ai Clock Twister [Auto]
    • 4.4.11 Transaction Booster [Auto]
    • 4.4.12 CPU Voltage [Auto]
    • 4.4.13 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]
    • 4.4.14 FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]
    • 4.4.15 DRAM Voltage [Auto]
    • 4.4.16 North Bridge Voltage [Auto]
    • 4.4.17 South Bridge Voltage [Auto]
    • 4.4.18 Clock Over-Charging Voltage [Auto]
    • 4.4.19 CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]
    • 4.4.20 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto]
  • 4.5 Advanced menu
    • 4.5.1 CPU Configuration
    • 4.5.2 Chipset
    • 4.5.3 OnBoard Devices Configuration
    • 4.5.4 PCI PnP
    • 4.5.5 USB Configuration
  • 4.6 Power menu
    • 4.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
    • 4.6.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled]
    • 4.6.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]
    • 4.6.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
    • 4.6.5 APM Configuration
    • 4.6.6 Hardware Monitor
  • 4.7 Boot menu
    • 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority
    • 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 4.7.3 Security
  • 4.8 Tools menu
    • 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2
    • 4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Profile
    • 4.8.3 Ai Net 2
  • 4.9 Exit menu
• Chapter 5: RAID configuration
  • 5.1 RAID configurations
    • 5.1.1 RAID definitions
    • 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
    • 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
  • 5.2 Marvel® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS Configuration Utility
    • 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 5.2.2 Deleting an array
  • 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
    • 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)
    • 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror)
    • 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror)
    • 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity)
    • 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set
    • 5.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 5.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 5.3.8 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    • 5.3.9 Setting the Boot array use MB BIOS Setup Utility
    • 5.3.10 Global Array Manager
• Chapter 6: Driver installation
  • 6.1 RAID driver installation
    • 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
    • 6.1.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows®
    • 6.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver
    • 6.1.4 Installing an operating system
  • 6.2 Support DVD information
    • 6.2.1 Running the support DVD
    • 6.2.2 Drivers menu
    • 6.2.3 Utilities menu
    • 6.2.4 Make Disk menu
    • 6.2.5 Manual menu
    • 6.2.6 ASUS Contact information
    • 6.2.7 Other information
  • 6.3 Software information
    • 6.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™
    • 6.3.2 Audio configurations
    • 6.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II
    • 6.3.4 ASUS AI Suite
    • 6.3.5 ASUS AI Gear 2
    • 6.3.6 ASUS AI Nap
    • 6.3.7 ASUS AI N.O.S.
    • 6.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2
    • 6.3.9 ASUS AI Booster
• Appendix: Reference information
  • A.1 Intel® EM64T
    • Using the Intel® EM64T feature
  • A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
    • A.2.1 System requirements
    • A.2.2 Using the EIST
  • A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
    • Using the Hyper-Threading Technology
  • A.4 Simple fixes