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Motherboard Z7S WSE3465 First Edition February Product introduction ContentsChapter Hardware informationSwitches Powering upBIOS setup Audio card installationBoot menu ContentsPower menu Main menuAppendix CPU featuresSoftware support A.2.1Canadian Department of Communications Statement NoticesFederal Communications Commission Statement Operation safety Safety informationElectrical safety Chapter 4 BIOS setup Where to find more informationChapter 3 Powering up About this guideItalics Conventions used in this guideTypography CommandJMicron JMB363 SATA controller Z7S WS specifications summaryIntel ESB2E ICH Internal connectors Power requirement Z7S WS specifications summaryAI Lifestyle Unique Features BIOS features Rear panel ASUS Workstation FeaturesZ7S WS specifications summary Support DVD contents Manageability Other Features Form factorPage introduction ChapterProduct This chapter describes the motherboardChapter summary ASUS Z7S WS1 x 2-port USB module 1.2 Package contents1.1 Welcome 1 x 1-port IEEE 1394a moduleLatest processor technology 1.3 Special features1.3.1 Product highlights Intel Seaburg and Intel ESB2E chipsetIEEE 1394a support Dual Gigabit LAN solutionSerial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go G.P. Diagnosis cardCrashFree BIOS 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS featuresTemperature, fan, and voltage monitoring ASUS MemCool FB-DIMM Fan Kit optionalChapter 2 Hardware informationASUS Z7S WS 2.10Chapter summary Z7S WS Onboard LED 2.1 Before you proceedOnboard LED 2.2.2 Screw holes 2.2.1 Placement direction2.2 Motherboard overview 1. Locate the CPU heatsink holes on the motherboard 2.2.3 Support kits for the motherboardTo install the CEK spring The CEK springs appear as shown when installed that should match the eight 8 CEK spring screw holes 26.7cm 10.5in 2.2.4 Motherboard layout2.2.5 Audio card layout Intel ESB2EJumpers 2.2.6 Layout contentsSwitches Floppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin FLOPPY1 Z7S WS CPU LGA771 2.3.1 Installing the CPU2.3 Central Processing Unit CPU 4. Lift the load plate with your 6. Close the load plate A, thenA push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 3. Connect the fan cable to the 4‑pin connector labeled CPU0FAN Z7S WS CPU fan connectors2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Memory configurations2.4 System memory Z7S WS 240-pin DDR2 FB-DIMM socketsChannel DIMM installation reference tableRank population 2.4.3 Memory sparing technology Memory Sparing2.4.4 Installing a DIMM 2.4.5 Removing a DIMM1. Locate the three FB-DIMM fan holes on the motherboard 2.4.6 Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan optionalTo install the optional FB-DIMM fan ASUS Z7S WS 5. Connect the fan cable to the 4-pin connector labeled FBDFAN1Make sure the cables pass through the notch on the fan base as shown 2-192.5 Expansion slots 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 2.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots red 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments2.5.4. PCI Express x1 MIO slot 2.5.6 Universal PCI Express x16 slot whitePCIX1 slot PCIe 2.0 x161 slot red, @ PCIe x11 MIO slot 2.5.7 PCI/PCI-X slotsUniversal PCIe x163 slot white, @ PCI1 slot PCIe 2.0 x162 slot red, @ Z7S WS Clear RTC RAM 2.6 Jumpers1. Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 2-24 2. PCI-X Speed setting 3-pin PCIXSPEED1The jumper cap on pins 2-3 100 MHz capability for the PCI-X slot Chapter 2 Hardware informationZ7S WS Fan switches 2.7 SwitchesFan switches HMSW1 1. Take out the Audio card from the package 2.8 Audio card installation4. The photo below shows the audio card installed on the motherboard 2-262.9 Connectors 2.9.1 Rear panel connectorsAudio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration LAN port LED indications2.9.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin FLOPPY12. IDE connector 40-1 pin PRIIDE Z7S WS IDE connectorZ7S WS SATA connectors 3. Serial ATA connectors 7-pin SATA1-6Serial ATA hard disk drive connection 4. USB connectors 4-pin USB6, 10-1 pin USB78 Z7S WS USB connectorsZ7S WS Fan connectors 5. Serial port connector 10-1 pin COM1Z7S WS Serial port connectors PIN1 SPSFAN1Z7S WS Power supply SMBus connector 7. Power supply SMBus connector 5-pin PSUSMB18. Chassis intrusion connector 4-1 pin CHASSIS 9. SSI power connectors 24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V, 4-pin ATX12V Z7S WS ATX power connectors2-36 10. TPM connector 20-1 pin TPM OptionalZ7S WS SGPIO connector Chapter 2 Hardware informationATX power button/soft-off button Green 2-pin PWRSW 11. System panel connector 20-pin PANELSystem power LED Green 3-pin PLED Reset button Blue 2-pin RESETZ7S WS Internal audio connector 12. Front panel audio connector 10-1 pin AAFP13. Optical drive audio connector 4-pin CD 14. Q-Connector system panel 2.10.1 G.P. Diagnosis card layout 2.10 G.P. Diagnosis card installation2.10.2 Installing G.P. Diagnosis card 2.10.3 G.P. Diagnosis card check codes 2-42 Chapter 2 Hardware informationPowering3up ChapterChapter summary ASUS Z7S WSAMI BIOS beep codes 3.1 Starting up for the first time3.2 Turning off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch parameters are also provided Chapter 4 BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change the Chapter summary ASUS Z7S WSInstalling ASUS Update 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS4.1.1 ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the InternetUpdating the BIOS through a BIOS file Z7S WSWindows XP environment 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy diskDOS environment Windows Vista environment4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility Copying the current BIOSUpdating the BIOS file 4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utilityRecovering the BIOS from the support DVD 4.2 BIOS setup program updating your BIOS4.2.3 Navigation keys 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen4.2.2 Menu bar 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4.2.6 Configuration fields4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.7 Pop-up window4.3.2 System Time 4.3 Main menu4.3.1 System Date Day xx/xx/xxxx 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 1.44M, 3.5 inType Auto LBA/Large Mode Auto4.3.5 Primary / Secondary / Third IDE Master / Slave Block Multi-sector Transfer AutoDMA Mode Auto 4.3.6 Storage ConfigurationPIO Mode Auto 32Bit Data Transfer DisabledAHCI Port1~6 AHCI ConfigurationConfigure SATA as IDE SATA Port0 AutoSystem Memory AMI BIOS4.3.7 System Information Processor Information+1.8v Dual Adjustment +1.80v 4.4.1 Jumpless ConfigurationFixed +1.25v Adjustment +1.25v SB +1.5v Adjustment +1.50vRatio CMOS Setting 4.4.3 CPU ConfigurationMarvell POST Check LAN cable Disabled 4.4.2 Ai NetAdjacent Cache Line Prefectch Enabled C1E Support EnabledHardware Prefetcher Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit DisabledClock Generator 4.4.4 Onboard Devices ConfigurationClock Mode Select Auto CPU Frequency SettingOnboard LAN Enabled J-Micro eSATA/PATA Controller EnabledOnboard 1394 Enabled Controller Mode IDE4.4.5 PCIPnP PCI Latency TimerPalette Snooping Disabled Plug And Play O/S NoUSB2.0 Controller mode HiSpeed 4.4.6 USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 Controller Enabled BIOS EHCI Hand-Off EnabledChapter 4 BIOS setup 4.4.7 Trusted ComputingTCG/TPM SUPPORT No 4-244.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support Disabled 4.5 Power menu4.5.1 Suspend Mode Auto 4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support EnabledRestore on AC Power Loss Power Off 4.5.5 APM ConfigurationPower Button Mode On/Off Power On By External Modems DisabledCPU0/1 Temperature xxxºC/xxxºF MB Temperature xxxºC/xxxºF Power On By RTC Alarm DisabledPower On By PS/2 Keyboard Disabled Memory Temperature xxxºC/xxxºFMB Target Temperature Smart Fan Control EnabledCPU0/1 Target Temperature 4.5.7 PSMI IPMI FRU1st ~ xxth Boot Device xxx Drive 4.6 Boot menu4.6.1 Boot Device Priority Full Screen Logo Enabled 4.6.2 Boot Settings ConfigurationQuick Boot Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOSChange Supervisor Password 4.6.3 SecurityClear User Password User Access Level Full AccessChange User Password Password Check Setup4.7 Tools menu 4.7.1 ASUS EZ FlashLoad from Profile 1/2 4.7.2 ASUS O.C. ProfileSave to Profle 1/2 Start O.C. ProfileExit & Save Changes Load Setup Defaults4.8 Exit menu Exit & Discard ChangesChapter 4 BIOS setup 4-36Software Chaptersupport RAID configurations 5-235-41 Chapter summary5.2.1 Running the support DVD 5.1 Installing an operating system5.2 Support DVD information 5.2.2 Drivers menu ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for DriversIntel Chipset Inf Update Program Realtek Audio DriverMarvell Yukon VCT Application ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities5.2.3 Utilities menu Marvell Yukon CPA ApplicationASUS PC Probe ASUS UpdateCyberLink PowerBackup ASUS AI NapJMicron JMB36X 32bit/64bit SATA/RAID Driver 5.2.4 Make Disk menuIntelR ESB2 AHCI/RAID 32bit/64bit Driver 5.2.5 Manual menu 5.2.6 ASUS Contact informationBrowse this DVD 5.2.7 Other informationMotherboard Info Technical support Form FilelistConfiguration 5.3 Software information5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Z7S WS7. When the logo images appear on the right window pane, select an image to enlarge by clicking on it Using the Virtual Cable Tester 5.3.2 AI NET25.3.3 ASUS PC Probe Installing PC ProbeUsing PC Probe Launching PC ProbePreference Sensor alertMoving the monitor panels Hardware monitor panelsChanging the monitor panels position Monitoring sensor alert WMI browserDMI browser CPU usage PCI browserUsage space, and memory usage. Click to display the Usage browserConfiguring PC Probe Memory usage5.3.4 ASUS AI Nap 5.3.5 Audio configurations Realtek HD Audio ManagerMinimize Configuration optionsInformation ExitTo set the mixer options MixerAudio I/O 3D Audio Demo Microphone2. Click the Noise Suppression 5.4 RAID configurations 5.4.1 RAID definitionsSetting the RAID item in BIOS 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks5.4.3 Intel RAID configurations Non-RAID Disk Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM UtilityNon-RAID Disk Non-RAID DiskCreating a RAID 0 set striped Are you sure you want to create this volume? Y/N WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOSTCreating a RAID 1 set mirrored Volume1Creating a RAID 5 set parity 5-30 Chapter 5 Software supportDeleting a RAID set Resetting Disks to Non-RAID Before creating a RAID set 5.4.4 JMicron RAID ConfigurationOnboard Device Configuration for details Create RAID Disk Drive Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utilityCreating a RAID set 5-34Model Name Level 0-StripeLevel 1-Mirror CapacityRAID Disk Drive List CapacityMembersHDDx Model NameDeleting a RAID set 2. Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to deleteResetting disks to non-RAID Solving a Mirror conflict Saving the settings and exiting setup Rebuilding a Mirror Drive5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To install the RAID driver in Windows XP CPU features AppendixChapter summary A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Using the Intel EM64T featureA.1 Intel EM64T A.2.1 System requirementsA.2.2 Using the EIST