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Asus Z7S WS 1.3.1Product highlights, PCIe, Intel® EM64T, 1.3Special features, FB-DIMMmemory support, Latest processor technology, Intel® Seaburg and Intel® ESB2E chipset

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1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with two LGA-771 sockets that support Dual‑Core and Quad-Core Intel® Xeon™ processors with 1600/1333/1066 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). Dual-core processors contain two physical CPU cores to meet demands for more powerful processing. Intel® Xeon™ processors incorporate the Intel

®Extended Memory 64-bit Technology, enabling the support for 64-bit operation system, such as 64-bit Windows® and Linux. See page 2-9 for details.

Intel® Seaburg and Intel® ESB2E chipset

The Intel® Seaburg Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the Intel® ESB2E provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The MCH provides two channels for processor, quad-channel FB-DIMM memory support, and two PCI Express 2.0 interfaces. The Intel® ESB2E is a new generation server class I/O controller hub that provides the interface for PCI 2.3, PCI Express, and PCIX.

Intel® EM64T

The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel® EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology). The Intel® EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing.

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)

The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement.

FB-DIMM memory support

This motherboard supports fully buffered DIMMs (FB-DIMMs), the latest memory solution that extends memory capacity and provide high-speed, high-density system memory peformance. FB-DIMMs use Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB) chips that transmit signals between the memory modules and controllers with improved signal integrity and reduced errors. See page 2‑14 for details.

PCIe 2.0

This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for twice the current speed and bandwidth. This enhances system performance while still providing backward compatibility to PCIe 1.0 devices. See page 2-21 for details.

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Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Chapter 5: Software support Appendix: CPU features Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography Z7S WS specifications summary Page Page Page Chapter 1: Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.3.1Product highlights Dual Gigabit LAN solution Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go IEEE 1394a support G.P. Diagnosis card ASUS SASsaby cards support 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features Chapter 2: Hardware information Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Support kits for the motherboard Page Page 2.2.4Motherboard layout 2.2.5Audio card layout 2.2.6Layout contents Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Rank population DIMM installation reference table 2.4.3Memory sparing technology 2.4.4Installing a DIMM 2.4.5Removing a DIMM 2.4.6Installing the MemCool FB-DIMMfan (optional) Page 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments 2.5.4.PCI Express x1 MIO slot 2.5.5PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (red) 2.5.6Universal PCI Express x16 slot (white) 2.5.7PCI/PCI-Xslots Z7S WS Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) PCI graphics cards Z7S WS Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) PCI Express x16 graphics cards Page 2.6Jumpers Page 2.7Switches Fan switches (HM_SW1) 2.8Audio card installation 2.9.1Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 2.9.2Internal connectors Page Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.10.1G.P. Diagnosis card layout 2.10.2Installing G.P. Diagnosis card 2.10.3G.P. Diagnosis card check codes Page Chapter 3: Page 3.1Starting up for the first time AMI BIOS beep codes 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page 4.1.1ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.4AFUDOS utility Page 4.1.5ASUS 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 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.3.1System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.2System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Language [English] 4.3.5Primary / Secondary / Third IDE Master / Slave 4.3.6Storage Configuration AHCI Configuration AHCI Port1~6 [XXXX] 4.3.7System Information 4.4.1Jumpless Configuration 4.4.2Ai Net 4.4.3CPU Configuration C1E Support [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefectch [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Technology [Enabled] 4.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] J-MicroeSATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Onboard 1394 [Enabled] Onboard LAN [Enabled] 4.4.5PCIPnP 4.4.6USB Configuration 4.4.7Trusted Computing 4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5APM Configuration 4.5.6Hardware Monitor 4.5.7PSMI IPMI FRU 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 4.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 4.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 4.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile 4.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Chapter 5: support Page 5.2.1Running the support DVD 5.2.2Drivers menu 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS AI Nap ASUS Update Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c 5.2.4Make Disk menu 5.2.5Manual menu 5.2.6ASUS Contact information 5.2.7Other information Technical support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™ Page 5.3.2AI NET2 5.3.3ASUS PC Probe Preference Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe 5.3.4ASUS AI Nap 5.3.5Audio configurations Information Minimize Exit Configuration options Page Page 5.4.1RAID definitions 5.4.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.4.3Intel® RAID configurations Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) Page Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) Page Deleting a RAID set Resetting Disks to Non-RAID 5.4.4JMicron® RAID Configuration Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility Creating a RAID set Page Page Page Resetting disks to non-RAID Solving a Mirror conflict Rebuilding a Mirror Drive Saving the settings and exiting setup 5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.5.2Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® Page Appendix: Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST