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This chapter describes the motherboard
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features and the new technologies it supports.
Chapter 1:
Product
introduction
Contents
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Contents
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3:
Powering up
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
Chapter 5:
RAID configuration
Chapter 6:
Driver installation
Appendix:
Reference information
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
REACH
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
KCMA-D8specifications summary
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Product
introduction
Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
1.2Package contents
1.4.1Product highlights
DDR3 memory support
PCIe
Intel® 82574L LAN Solution
Serial ATA II technology
USB 2.0 technology
1.4.2Innovative ASUS features
Hardware2 information
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2.1Before you proceed
Onboard LED
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2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layouts
2.2.4Layout contents
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2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the retension module base
2.3.3Installing the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
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2.3.4Installing the CPU heatsink
2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory Configurations
2.4.3Installing a DIMM
2.4.4Removing a DIMM
2.5.1Installing an expansion card
2.5.2Configuring an expansion card
2.5.3Interrupt assignments
2.5.4PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link)
2.5.5PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)
2.5.6PCI slots
2.5.7PIKE slot
2.5.8Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card
2.5.9Installing i Button
2.5.10Installing ASMB4 management card
2.5.11Connecting the thermal sensor cable
2.5.12Installing the audio card
2.6Jumpers
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2.7.1Rear panel connectors
2.7.2Internal connectors
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Powering up
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3.1Starting up for the first time
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
BIOS setup
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4.1.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
4.1.2BUPDATER utility
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4.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
4.2BIOS setup program
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
4.2.3Navigation keys
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Submenu items
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8Scroll bar
4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx]
4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3SATA1–6
4.3.4Storage Configuration
SATA Port1 - Port4 [IDE]
4.3.5System Information
4.4.1CPU Configuration
GART Error Reporting [Disabled]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]
PowerNow [Enabled]
PowerCap [P-state0]
4.4.2Chipset Configuration
NorthBridge Configuration
Memory Configuration
ECC Configuration
DRAM Timing Configuration
SouthBridge Configuration
SB Debug Configuration
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0) [Enabled]
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1) [Enabled]
EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) [Enabled]
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [Enabled]
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1) [Enabled]
SR5670 Configuration
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Hyper Transport Configuration
IOMMU [Disabled]
Primary Video Controller [Slot1-Slot3-PIKE/Slot5-PCI]
Debug Option
4.4.3Onboard Devices Configuration
4.4.4USB Configuration
4.4.5PCIPnP
4.4.6Event Log Configuration
Remote Access Configuration
Serial port number [COM2]
Serial Port Mode [57600 8,n,1]
Flow Control [Hardware]
Redirection After BIOS POST [Disabled]
Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]
4.6.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
4.6.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
4.6.3ACPI 2.0 Support [ACPI v2.0]
4.6.4ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
4.6.5APM Configuration
4.6.6Hardware Monitor
Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode]
VCORE1/2 Voltage, P1/2DDR3 Voltage, P1/2_+1.2V Voltage
4.7.1Boot Device Priority
4.7.2Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives
4.7.3Boot Settings Configuration
4.7.4Security
User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Password Check [Setup]
4.8Tools menu
ASUS EZ Flash
4.9Exit menu
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
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RAID
configuration
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5.1.1RAID definitions
5.1.2Installing hard disk drives
5.1.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS
5.2FastBuild Utility
5.2.1Creating a RAID set
(RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, SPAN or JBOD)
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5.2.2Deleting a RAID set
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5.2.3Viewing the Drive Assignment
5.2.4Viewing the Controller Configuration
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Driver6 installation
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6.1.1Creating a RAID driver disk
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6.1.2Installing the RAID controller driver
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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 4.7/4.8
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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS
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SUSE Linux 11 OS
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6.2AMD® processor driver installation
6.3LAN driver installation
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6.4ATI SM Bus controller driver installation
6.5Display driver installation
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6.6.1Running the support DVD
6.6.2Drivers menu
6.6.3Utilities menu
6.6.4Make disk menu
6.6.5Contact information
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Appendix: Reference information
Appendix summary