This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. Page About This Guide Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.
Refer to the ASUS contact information. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. Page Conventions Used In This Guide Conventions used in this guide To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Please refer to Memory QVL for details. Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.
Page Special Features Refer to page for details. With auto phase switching for components Page 19 With these technologies, you may experience a better home-theater audio with ease.
Page Chapter 2: Hardware Information Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX 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, or components. Page Motherboard Overview Motherboard overview 2. Chapter 2: Hardware information Page Placement Direction 2.
The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below. Page 26 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow until the load plate is completely lifted.
Page 27 Close the load plate A , and then push down the load lever B , ensuring that the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention lock C. Insert the load lever under the retention tab. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. Page System Memory System memory 2. DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption.
Page Memory Configurations 3. Size Chip NO. Voltage Brand Lable Bios G. Page Installing A Dimm 2. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components.
Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details. Page Interrupt Assignments 2. Page Onboard Switches The illustration below shows the location of the onboard power-on switch. Reset switch Press the reset switch to reboot the system.
Page 46 BIOS default settings. Page Connectors Connectors 2. USB 3. USB 2. Page 51 Connect to 7. Page Internal Connectors 2. Page Marvell Serial Ata 6. Refer to section 4. Doing so will damage the motherboard!
Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The COM module is purchased separately. Page 58 These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! By default, this connector is set to [HD Audio]. Refer to the labels on the Q-Connector to know the detailed pin definitions, and then match them to their respective front panel cable labels.
Page Onboard Leds Configuration for details. Refer to section 3. 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: Monitor External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain Page Chapter 3: Bios Setup Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Page Asus Update Utility 3.
Page 67 Auto Select. Click Next. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process. Always update the utility to avail all its features.
Page Asus Ez Flash 2 Utility 3. If you want to use the newer BIOS file, download the file at support. Page Asus Bios Updater 3. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as a backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Press any key to continue. Page Navigation Keys 3. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings.
The navigation keys may differ from one screen to another. These values are not user-configurable. Page Ai Overclock Tuner D. Profile function to overclock the DRAM. P function. Page Cpu Ratio Setting 2. Read the following information before you change the switch settings. Page Connectors 7. Page 50 Connect to 7. Page 53 ATA hard disk drives. Refer to section 3. Refer to section 4.
Page 55 Never connect a cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! Connect the IEEE a module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The IEEE a module is purchased separately. Page 57 These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! 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. Refer to the labels on the Q-Connector to know the detailed pin definitions, and then match them to their respective front panel cable labels.
If an error is found , the LED next to the error device will continue lighting until the problem is solved. This user-friendly design provides an intuitional way to locate the root problem within a second. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Page 64 Chapter 2: Hardware information Page Chapter 3: Bios Setup Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Page Asus Update Utility 3.
Page 67 Auto Select. Click Next. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process. Always update the utility to avail all its features. If you want to use the newer BIOS file, download the file at support. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.
You can also set the system time and date and BIOS language in this menu. Refer to 3. Page 73 bit double word transfer to the processor. This makes more efficient use of the PCI bus as fewer transactions are needed for the transfer of a particular amount of data.
Page Storage Configuration 3. Be cautious when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Page 77 D. Profile function to overclock the DRAM. P function. The values range from 1. Page Pch Voltage 3.
Refer to the table below for details. The valid value ranges differently according to your CPU model. Page Onboard Devices Configuration 3.
Page Pcipnp 3. Page Apm Configuration 3. Chassis Fan Profile [Standard] This item appears only when you enable the Chassis Q-Fan Control feature and allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the chassis fan. Page Boot Settings Configuration Disables the full screen logo display feature.
See section 2. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings.
Page Ai Net 2 3. Check section 3. Page Express Gate 3. Page Exit Menu 3. Visit the ASUS website at www. The Manual folder of the support DVD appears. Double-click the folder of your selected software. The AI Suite main window appears. The AI Suite icon appears in the Windows notification area. Page Asus Fan Xpert 4.
The various fan profiles offer flexible controls of fan speeds to achieve a quiet and cool system environment. Page Asus Epu-6 Engine 4. See chapter 3 for BIOS setup details. Chapter 4: Software support Click the Auto Tuning tab and then click Start. You can also click More Setting Page Using Asus Turbo Key 4. After the easy setup, Turbo Key can boost performances without interrupting ongoing work or games—with just one touch!
Page Creating A Raid Volume The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options. The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration. Are you sure you want to create this volume? You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. The following screen appears. Select USB floppy disk drive as the destination disk.
Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection. Double-click the file.
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