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P9D-I

Motherboard

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Page Page Contents Page Page Page Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement REACH Electrical safety Operation safety Australia statement notice How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography P9D-ISpecifications Summary Page Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.4.1Product highlights Page 1.4.2Innovative ASUS features Page Page 2.1Before you proceed 2.2Motherboard overview 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout contents Page 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2.4System memory 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory Configurations 2.4.3Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2.5Expansion slots 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments 2.5.4PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link) 2.6Onboard LEDs Page 2.7Jumpers Page Page 2.8Connectors 2.8.1Rear panel connectors 2.8.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time 3.2Powering off the computer 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page Page 4.1Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4.1.2ASUS EzFlash Utility 4.1.3BUPDATER utility Page 4.2BIOS setup program 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Menu items 4.2.4Submenu items 4.2.5Navigation keys 4.2.6General help 4.2.7Configuration fields 4.3Main menu 4.3.1System Date 4.3.2System Time 4.4Advanced menu 4.4.1CPU Configuration Page Page 4.4.2PCH-IOConfiguration 4.4.3SATA Configuration 4.4.4System Agent (SA) Configuration Page 4.4.5PCI Subsystem Settings Page 4.4.6USB Configuration 4.4.7ACPI Settings 4.4.8WHEA Support 4.4.9NCT6779D Super IO Configuration 4.4.10Intel Server Platform Services 4.4.11Onboard LAN Configuration 4.4.12Serial Port Console Redirection Page 4.4.13Runtime Error Logging Support 4.4.14APM 4.4.15Network Stack 4.4.16Intel RC Drivers Version Detail 4.5Event Logs menu 4.6Boot menu Page Page 4.7Monitor menu 4.8Security Page Page 4.9Tool menu 4.10Exit menu Page Page Page 5.1Setting up RAID 5.1.1RAID definitions 5.1.2Installing hard disk drives 5.1.3Setting Jumpers 5.1.4Setting the RAID mode in BIOS 5.1.5RAID configuration utilities 5.2LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5.2.1Creating a RAID set Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 5.2.2Adding or viewing a RAID configuration Page Page Page Page 5.2.3Initializing the virtual drives Page Page Page 5.2.4Rebuilding failed drives Page 5.2.5Checking the drives for data consistency Page Page 5.2.6Deleting a RAID configuration 5.2.7Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 5.2.8Enabling the Disk Write Cache (DWC) Page 5.3Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility 5.3.1Creating a RAID set Page 5.3.2Deleting a RAID set 5.3.3Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5.3.4Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility 5.3.5Rebuilding the RAID Page 5.3.6Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 5.4Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) 5.4.1Creating a RAID set Page 5.4.2Changing a Volume Type 5.4.3Deleting a volume 5.4.4Preferences Page Page Page 6.1RAID driver installation 6.1.1Creating a RAID driver disk Page 6.1.2Installing the RAID controller driver Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 6.2Management applications and utilities installation 6.3Running the Support DVD Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 6.4Installing the LAN driver Page Page Page Page 6.5Installing the VGA driver Page Page 6.6Installing the Intel® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver Page 6.7Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver Page Page Page Page Page Page A.1 P9D-Iblock diagram Page ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan) ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (China) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) ASUS Czech Service s.r.o. (Europe) ASUS Holland BV (The Netherlands) ASUS Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland) ASK-Service(Russia and CIS)