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Contents
2.8.5 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) .................. 2-24
3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide ............................................. 3-2
3.1.1 Attaching the xing latches to the server ........................ 3-2
3.2 Ball-bearing rail kit items (optional) ........................................... 3-5
3.2.1 Attaching the rails to the server ...................................... 3-5
3.2.2 Attaching the rack rails .................................................... 3-6
3.2.3 Rackmounting the server ................................................ 3-7
4.1 Motherboard layouts .................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-4
4.3 Internal connectors ...................................................................... 4-8
4.4 Internal LEDs .............................................................................. 4-13
Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 5-2
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility .................................................. 5-3
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility............................................................ 5-4
5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-6
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-7
5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5-7
5.2.3 Menu items ..................................................................... 5-8
5.2.4 Submenu items ............................................................... 5-8
5.2.5 Navigation keys ............................................................... 5-8
5.2.6 General help ................................................................... 5-8
5.2.7 Conguration elds ......................................................... 5-8
5.2.8 Pop-up window ............................................................... 5-8
5.2.9 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 5-8
5.3 Main menu .................................................................................... 5-9
5.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 5-10
5.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 5-10
5.4.2 CPU Power Management Conguration ....................... 5-12
5.4.3 Chipset Conguration ................................................... 5-14
5.4.4 PCH SATA Conguration .............................................. 5-22
5.4.5 PCH SCU SAS Conguration ....................................... 5-23
5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings ............................................... 5-23