Asus X58 manual

SABERTOOTH	Motherboard
SABERTOOTH
X58

Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: BIOS setup Page Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Page 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 Page Page Page Chapter 1.3.1Product highlights 1.3.2“TUF ENGINE!” Power Design 1.3.3“Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solutions 1.3.4“Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel 1.3.5ASUS exclusive features ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-Connector ASUS EZ-Flash2 ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS MyLogo2™ Page 2.2.1Motherboard layout 2.2.2Layout contents 2.2.3Placement direction 2.2.4Screw holes 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Page SABERTOOTH X58 Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1600MHzcapability SABERTOOTH X58 Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1333MHzcapability Page SABERTOOTH X58 Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1066MHzcapability 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 slot 2.5.5PCI Express x16 / x1 slots 2.5.6PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots Page 1.Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC) SABERTOOTH X58 Clear RTC RAM Page MemOK! switch 2.8.1Rear panel connectors 2.8.2Audio I/O connections Page Page 2.8.3Internal connectors Page 3.USB connectors (10-1pin USB78; USB910; USB1112) SABERTOOTH X58 USB2.0 connectors 4.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) 5.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) CPU, chassis, power, and NB fan connectors SABERTOOTH X58 Fan connectors 7.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 8.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 9.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR; 8-pinEATX12V) 10.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW) 2.8.4.ASUS Q-Connector(system panel) 1.Standby Power LED 2.POST State LEDs Page Page ASUS Update: ASUS EZ Flash 2: ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: 3.2.1ASUS Update utility Auto Select. Click Next Next 2.Select Update BIOS from a file from the dropdown menu, then click Next 3.2.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3.2.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3.3.1BIOS menu screen 3.3.2Menu bar 3.3.3Navigation keys 3.3.4Menu items 3.3.5Submenu items 3.3.6Configuration fields 3.3.7Pop-upwindow 3.4.1SATA 1–6 Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] 3.4.2Storage Configuration 3.4.3AHCI Configuration 3.4.4System Information 3.5.1Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] 3.5.2CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] 3.5.3Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] 3.5.4Intel(R) TurboMode Tech [Enabled] 3.5.5Xtreme Phase Full Power Mode [Auto] 3.5.6BCLK Frequency [XXX] 3.5.7PCIE Frequency [XXX] 3.5.8DRAM Frequency [Auto] 3.5.9UCLK Frequency [XXX] 3.5.10QPI Link Data Rate [Auto] 3.5.11ASUS/3rd Party UI Priority [ASUS Utility] 2nd Information: 1N-60-0-0 3rd Information: 3.5.13CPU Voltage Control [Manual] 3.5.14CPU Voltage [Auto] 3.5.15CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] 3.5.16QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [Auto] 3.5.17IOH Voltage [Auto] 3.5.18IOH PCIE Voltage [Auto] 3.5.19ICH Voltage [Auto] 3.5.20ICH PCIE Voltage [Auto] 3.5.21DRAM Bus Voltage [Auto] 3.5.22DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA/B/C [Auto] 3.5.23DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA/B/C [Auto] 3.5.24Load-LineCalibration [Auto] 3.5.25CPU Differential Amplitude [Auto] 3.5.26CPU Clock Skew [Auto] 3.6.1CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] Intel PPM Configuration Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech 3.6.2Chipset 3.6.3Onboard Devices Configuration Marvell 9128 Controller [IDE Mode] JMB 36x ATA Controller [Enabled] JMB 36x OptionRom Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] 3.6.4USB Configuration 3.6.5PCIPnP 3.7.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 3.7.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 3.7.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 3.7.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 3.7.5APM Configuration 3.7.6Hardware Monitor 3.7.7EuP Ready [Disabled] 3.8.1Boot Device Priority 3.8.2Boot Settings Configuration 3.8.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 3.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 3.9.2ASUS O.C. Profile Add Your CMOS Profile Save to Load CMOS Profiles Start O.C. Profile 3.9.3AI NET 3.9.4 Drive Xpert Configuration Drive Xpert Mode Update: Super Speed Drive Xpert Device(s) List: Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes Page 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3.1ASUS PC Probe 4.3.2ASUS Fan Xpert 4.3.3Audio configurations 4.4.1RAID definitions 4.4.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4.4.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4.4.4Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility Creating a RAID set 1. Create RAID Volume RAID Level Disks SELECT DISKS Create Volume CREATE VOLUME Deleting a RAID set 2. Delete RAID Volume DELETE VOLUME Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 4. Exit 4.4.5Marvell RAID utility RAID Level: Quick Init: VD Name: Delete an existing RAID Array Delete Page 4.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4.5.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® 4.5.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4.5.4Using a USB floppy disk drive 8.Find the [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_ICH10R] and [HardwareIds.scsi.iastor_ICH8RICH9RICH10RDO] sections in the txtsetup.oem file 5.1.1Requirements 5.1.2Before you begin 5.1.3Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5.1.4Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5.1.5Installing the device drivers 5.1.6Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology Configure 3.Select Enable CrossFireX Apply Enabling Triple CrossFireX technology 5.2.1Requirements 5.2.2Installing two SLI-readygraphics cards 5.2.3Installing the device drivers 5.2.4Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology Personalize Advanced Settings Start the NVIDIA Control Panel Enabling SLI settings Page ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EC Declaration of Conformity