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Contents

5.2.4

Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 5-10

5.2.5

Recovery Volume Options .............................................5-11

5.2.6

Exiting the Intel

Matrix Storage Manager .................... 5-12

5.2.7

Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 5-12

5.2.8

Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 5-14

Chapter 6:

Driver installation

6.1

RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-3

6.1.1

Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 6-3

6.1.2

Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6-5

6.2

Intel

chipset device installation ................................................ 6-8

6.3

LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-10

6.4

Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-13

6.4.1

Running the support DVD ............................................. 6-13

6.4.2

Drivers menu ................................................................. 6-13

6.4.3

Utilities menu ................................................................ 6-14

6.4.4

Make disk menu ............................................................ 6-14

6.4.5

Contact information ....................................................... 6-14

Appendix:

Reference information

A.1

P7F-M WS block diagram ............................................................A-3

Summary of Contents for P7F-M

Page 1: ...Motherboard P7F M WS ...

Page 2: ...MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR ...

Page 3: ...ection 2 4 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 4 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 5 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 6 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 8 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 8 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 11 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 12 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 4 1 Overview 2 13 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 13 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 14 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 14 2 5 Expansion slots...

Page 4: ...p for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function 3 4 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4 3 4 1 2 BUPDATER utility 4 4 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 6 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 8 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 8 4 2 3 Navigation ...

Page 5: ... Supprted 4 28 4 5 Power menu 4 29 4 5 1 EuP Ready 4 29 4 5 2 APM Configuration 4 29 4 5 3 Hardware Monitor 4 31 4 6 Boot menu 4 32 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 32 4 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 4 33 4 6 3 Security 4 34 4 7 Tools menu 4 36 4 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 36 4 8 Exit menu 4 37 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 3 5 1 2 Installing hard disk driv...

Page 6: ...n 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 3 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 3 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 5 6 2 Intel chipset device installation 6 8 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 10 6 4 Management applications and utilities installation 6 13 6 4 1 Running the support DVD 6 13 6 4 2 Drivers menu 6 13 6 4 3 Utilities menu 6 14 6 4 4 Make disk menu 6 14 6 4 5 Contact information 6 14 Ap...

Page 7: ...n the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Commu...

Page 8: ... the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your deal...

Page 9: ...s Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Appendix Reference information This appendix includes add...

Page 10: ...ng symbols used throughout this manual Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked wit...

Page 11: ...0 1066 1333 Reg DIMM Unbuffered DIMM with ECC non ECC Memory Size 1 GB 2GB 4GB 8GB RDIMM 1 GB 2GB 4GB UDIMM Expansion Slots follow SSI Loacation Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 4 Slot Loacation 4 1 PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Loacation 5 1 PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Loacation 6 1 PCI E x16 Gen2 x16 Link Slot Loacation 7 1 PCI E x8 x4 Link or MIO support Storage SATA Controller Intel 3420 6 SATA2 300MB s ports In...

Page 12: ...o change without notice Rear I O Connectors External Serial Port 1 External USB Port 2 RJ 45 2 PS 2 KB Mouse 1 Monitoring CPU Temperature V FAN RPM V Environment Operation temperature 10 35 Non operation temperature 40 70 Non operation humidity 20 90 Non condensing ...

Page 13: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 14: ...ASUS P7F M WS Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 4 1 4 Special features 1 4 ...

Page 15: ...kage with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack P7F M WS P7F M WS Cables SATA data cable 6 Accessories IO shield 1 1 Card ASUS MIO audio card 1 Application CD Support CD 1 1 Documentation User Guide 1 1 Packing Qty 1 pcs per carton 10 ...

Page 16: ...lti threaded and single threaded workloads Intel Hyper Threading The thread level parallelism on each processor makes more efficient use of the processor resources higher processing throughout and improved performance on today s multi threaded software Intel EM64T The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your comput...

Page 17: ...74L Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth 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 Serial ATA II technolog...

Page 18: ... Capacitors This motherboard uses all high quality conductive polymer capacitors 2000hrs onboard for durability improved lifespan and enhanced thermal capacity 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS MIO Audio card Enjoy high end sound quality The ASUS MIO audio card is a discrete 8 channel high definition audio High Definition Audio previously codenamed Azalia CODEC enable clearest high quality audio...

Page 19: ... Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 20: ...y 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 8 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 2 6 Jumpers 2 19 2 7 Connectors 2 22 2 8 G P Diagnosis card installation optional 2 29 ...

Page 21: ...all any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with a standby powe...

Page 22: ...hat you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place eight 8 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing o...

Page 23: ...ASUS P7F M WS 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout ...

Page 24: ...controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 2 20 4 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 2 21 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 22 2 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 22 3 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 22 4 Serial COM1 port 2 22 5 LAN 1 RJ 45 port 2 22 6 LAN 2 RJ 45 port 2 22 7 Line In port light blue 2 23 8 Line Out port lime 2 23 9 Microophone port pink 2 23 10 Cener Subwoofer port ora...

Page 25: ...l sensor cable connectors 3 pin TR1 2 25 4 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 FRNT_FAN1 3 REAR_FAN1 2 25 5 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM Optional 2 26 6 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 2 26 7 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 2 27 8 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP 2 28 9 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD 2 28 ...

Page 26: ...move it to the right B until it is released from the retention tab Upon purchase of the motherboard ensure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit relate...

Page 27: ... connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU 5 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket and then fit the socket alignment keys into the CPU notches 4 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket PnP cap 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow until the load plate is completely lifted Load plate ...

Page 28: ...ed thermal paste If so skip this step The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help 8 Insert the load lever under the retention tab 6 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread i...

Page 29: ...ket is incompatible with the LGA775 and LGA1366 sockets in size and dimension Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to sec...

Page 30: ...plug this connector 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard A A B B A A B B 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly fro...

Page 31: ... memory configurations in this section Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor DO NOT combine RDIMM and UDIMM The motherboard supports x8 DRAM Only and x4 x16 DRAM are not supported RDIMM DIMM Slot Per Channel DIMM Populated per Channel DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM 2 1 Registered DDR3 ECC 1333 S...

Page 32: ...ng clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR3 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR3 DIMM sockets do not support DDR and DDR2 DIMMs DO NOT i...

Page 33: ...on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the nex...

Page 34: ... Programmable Interrupt 3 11 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignments ...

Page 35: ... specifications This slot also supports a MIO Media Input Output audio card which offers great sound quality to complement the robust video power Install the bundled audio card on this slot only otherwise the audio card may not work properly Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot 2 5 6 PCI slots The PCI slot supports cards such as a LAN card USB card and other cards that comply wit...

Page 36: ... the TR1 connector on the motherboard 2 Connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector 3 Place the other end of the thermal sensor cable to the device you would like to monitor temperature 2 5 8 Installing the audio card 1 Locate the PCI Express x8 slot on the motherboard 2 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card sits on the slot completely ...

Page 37: ...plug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and the computer turns on automatically 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removi...

Page 38: ...pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans If you use a 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin fan but set the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan control will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard...

Page 39: ...date or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 2 Insert the USB flash that contains the original or latest BIOS and turn on the system to recover or update the BIOS 3 Shut down the system 4 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 5 Turn on the system ...

Page 40: ...her serial devices 5 LAN 1 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 6 LAN 2 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT LINK LE...

Page 41: ...rt gray This port connects the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Port Headset 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out...

Page 42: ...k drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed The SATA connectors do not support SATA cables with latch 2 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 and USB56 then install the modules to a slot opening at th...

Page 43: ... connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 1 75 A 3 7 A 44 4 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These a...

Page 44: ...y plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may becom...

Page 45: ...is 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW Thi...

Page 46: ...dio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability 9 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card ...

Page 47: ...ng to the PCI slots align the card connector with the TPM connector and press firmly until the card sits on the connector completely Ensure to turn off the power supply unit before installing the diagnosis card to avoid electrical shock hazard 2 8 2 Installing G P Diagnosis card LED 0 and 1 Card connector Power Switch Press to turn ON or OFF the computer Reset Button Press to restart the computer ...

Page 48: ...for memory detection and sizing 87 Enter BIOS setup A4 BIOS boot menu D4 Memory test AC OS in PIC mode D5 Copy BIOS from ROM to RAM AA OS in APIC mode C0 Early CPU initiation 01 S1 C5 Wake up AP 03 S3 0A Initiate KBC8042 04 S4 0B Detect PS2 mouse 05 S5 0C Detect PS2 keyboard 10 Resume from S1 2A Initiate VGA BIOS 30 Resume from S3 38 USB initiation 40 Resume from S4 52 Detect system RAM 00 Leave B...

Page 49: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 50: ...ASUS P7F M WS Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 51: ...ase lights up For systems with SSI power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the SSI power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self test or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional mes...

Page 52: ...the Planned check box is checked 5 Select shutdown option from the list box 6 If necessary key in comments 7 Click OK 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft...

Page 53: ...4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 54: ...summary 4 ASUS P7F M WS 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced menu 4 16 4 5 Power menu 4 29 4 6 Boot menu 4 32 4 7 Tools menu 4 36 4 8 Exit menu 4 37 ...

Page 55: ...ure Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility 4 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the...

Page 56: ...ucceeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for ...

Page 57: ... DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD P7F M WS VER 0205 DATE 07 23 2009 BOARD P7F M WS VER 0206 DATE 08 10 2009 5 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIO...

Page 58: ...d BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system 2 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would ca...

Page 59: ...program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is...

Page 60: ...n Tools For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in t...

Page 61: ...ed when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Do...

Page 62: ...n the menu screen items and how to navigate through them v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date System Time 13 44 30 System Date Wed 08 05 2009 SATA 1 ST3160812AS SATA 2 Not Detected SATA 3 Not Detected SATA 4 Not Detected SATA 5 Not Detected SATA 6 Not ...

Page 63: ...de disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Au...

Page 64: ...1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 65: ...p Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on rand...

Page 66: ...3 5 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration It appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as from the sub menu of SATA Configuration to AHCI BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AHCI Settings SATA Port1 Not Detected SATA Port2 Not Detected SATA Port3 Not Detected SATA Port4 Not Detected SATA Port5 Not Detected SATA Port6 Not Detected Some SATA CD DVD in AHCI mode need to wait ...

Page 67: ...3440 2 53GHz Speed 2533MHz System Memory Usable Size 504MB System Memory Information Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information Speed DDR3 800 DIMM_A1 512 MB 1R 800 DIMM_A2 N A DIMM_B1 512 MB 1R 800 DIMM_B2 N A BIOS Information Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto d...

Page 68: ... show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 01 04 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Xeon R CPU X3440 Frequency 2 53GHz BCLK Speed 133MHz Cache L1 128 KB Cache L2 1...

Page 69: ...uency Use the and keys to adjust the value Configuration options Auto 0 90 10 0 11 0 12 0 13 0 14 0 15 0 16 0 17 0 18 0 19 0 20 0 C1E Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line...

Page 70: ...ssor package Configuration options All 1 2 A20M Disabled Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled When set to Disabled the CPU runs at its default speed When set to Enabled the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R TurboMode Tech Enabled Turbo mode allows processor cor...

Page 71: ...ate mode supported by your CPU Configuration options Auto C1 C3 C6 C1 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 requests to C1 based on the uncore auto demote information Configuration options Disabled Enabled C3 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 requests to C3 based on the uncore auto demote informati...

Page 72: ...neral Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit To transition the CSI links to full speed or leave them in slow mode v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Uncore Configuration IMC ClarksField Memory Remap Feature Enabled PCI MMIO Allocation 4GB To 3072MB DRAM Frequency Auto Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled DRAM Margin Ranks Disabled MRC Serial Debug Message Lev...

Page 73: ...tions 3 15 DRAM tWR 8 Configuration options 3 31 DRAM tRFC 59 Configuration options 15 255 DRAM tWTR 4 Configuration options 4 31 DRAM tRRD 4 Configuration options 4 15 DRAM tRTP 4 Configuration options 4 15 DRAM tFAW 20 Configuration options 15 63 DRAM Margin Ranks Disabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled MRC Serial Debug Message Level Disabled Configuration options Disabled Minimum Maximu...

Page 74: ...he Onboard Devices Configuration menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for onboard devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Onboard Devices Configuration menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration HDA Controller Enabled OnBoard LAN1 ...

Page 75: ... 13 4 USB Devices Enabled 2 Hubs USB Functions Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options Disabled Enabled USB Functions Enabled Allows you to enabled or disable the USB function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy ...

Page 76: ...ce fucntion number if you set this item to Bus 0 First the scanning starts from the highest bus device function number if you set this item to Bus N First Configuration options Bus 0 First Bus N First Onboard Option ROM Priority Normal Allows you to select the onboard option ROM priority Configuration options Normal High v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advan...

Page 77: ...n settings Use this section to configure additional ACPI options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced General ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode Auto Repost Video on S3 Resume No Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend General ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode Auto Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only...

Page 78: ...e ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS AML ACPI table Enabled Allows you to include the BIOS AML exchange table pointer to X RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled Headless mode Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Headless operation mode through ACPI Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS SETUP UTIL...

Page 79: ... feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Performance Event Timer Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled HPET Memory Address FED00000h Configuration options FED00000h FED01000h FED02000h FED03000h BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced South Bridge ACPI Configuration Energy Lake Feature Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Disa...

Page 80: ...t Log Press Enter to read all the unread event log Mark all events as read Press Enter to mark all the events as read Clear Event Log Press Enter to clear all events on the event log 4 4 8 Intel VT d Configuration Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 9 SR IOV Supprted Disabled Configuration options ...

Page 81: ...f at S5 state 4 5 2 APM Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Power On By External Modems Disalbed Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General He...

Page 82: ...er On By PCI Devices Disabled Disabled Disables the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI devices Enabled Allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to genera...

Page 83: ...otherboard component and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan1 FRNT FAN1 3 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A REAR FAN1 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fans in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field sh...

Page 84: ...ings Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Pri...

Page 85: ...llows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Wait For F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02 61...

Page 86: ...rd when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RT...

Page 87: ...r you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the sam...

Page 88: ...h 2 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS This uitlity supports 1 FAT 12 16 32 r w 2 NTFS read only 3 CD DISC read only 4 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then...

Page 89: ...is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Ok to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes ...

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Page 91: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 92: ...5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5 5 ASUS P7F M WS Chapter summary 5 ...

Page 93: ...orage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and incre...

Page 94: ...hapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation when set any of SATA ports to RAID mode all SATA ports run at RAID mode together 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard dis...

Page 95: ...ve through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Recovery Volume Option...

Page 96: ...angle marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks...

Page 97: ...ected press Enter The following warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 5 2 2 Creating a Recovery set To create a recovery set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter The following ...

Page 98: ...w key to select a sync option that you want and press Enter 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and...

Page 99: ...nd return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volu...

Page 100: ...rive s you want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Por...

Page 101: ... C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS HELP Enable Only Recovery Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On Request Select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Only ...

Page 102: ...uded in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAI...

Page 103: ...Manager and reboot the system 5 Select Start Programs Intel Matrix Storage Intel Matrix Storage Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Matrix Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When finished ...

Page 104: ... Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the option Boot Device Priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority for details 4 From the Exit menu select Exit Save Changes then press Enter 5 When...

Page 105: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 106: ...ASUS P7F M WS Chapter summary 6 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 3 6 2 Intel chipset device installation 6 8 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 10 6 4 Management application and utilities installation 6 13 ...

Page 107: ... hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support DVD Save your changes an...

Page 108: ... Windows 2 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive 3 Go to the Make Disk menu and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create 4 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection PCH INTEL RAID Driver PCH INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit also...

Page 109: ...d party SCSI or RAID driver Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s none To specify additional SCSI adapters DVD ROM drives or special disk ...

Page 110: ...lick Cancel 3 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop and then select Properties from the menu 4 Click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system 5 Right click the RAID controller item then select Properties 6 Click the Driver tab and then click the Update Driver button 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window a...

Page 111: ... Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers and then the Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO PCH SATA RAID Controller item should appear The screen differs based on the controller 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item and then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab and then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Cli...

Page 112: ...a Windows Server operating system To install the Intel chipset device software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Softwa...

Page 113: ...es to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 114: ... optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the ...

Page 115: ...tel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 6 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 116: ...6 12 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 117: ...Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD 6 4 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device driver...

Page 118: ...ties that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 4 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel 3420 driver disks 6 4 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 119: ...A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 120: ...Appendix summary A ASUS P7F M WS A 1 P7F M WS block diagram A 3 ...

Page 121: ...ASUS P7F M WS A 3 A 1 P7F M WS block diagram ...

Page 122: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information ...

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