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CONTENTS
Copyright Notice ............................................................................................................... ii
Trademarks ....................................................................................................................... ii
Revision History ............................................................................................................... ii
Technical Support ............................................................................................................ ii
Safety Instructions .......................................................................................................... iii
FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement ........................................................ iv
W EEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement .................................... v
Chapter 1 Getting Started ..................................................................................... 1-1
System Overview ............................................................................................... 1-2
System Specifications ........................................................................................ 1-6
Mainboard Layout ................................................................................................ 1-8
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup .................................................................................... 2-1
Quick Components Guide .................................................................................... 2-2
CPU (Central Processing Unit) ............................................................................ 2-3
Memory ................................................................................................................. 2-4
Power Supply ...................................................................................................... 2-6
Back Panel I/O ...................................................................................................... 2-7
Connector ............................................................................................................ 2-8
Jumper ................................................................................................................ 2-15
Slot ...................................................................................................................... 2-16
System Assembly Flowchart ........................................................................... 2-18
System Assembly .............................................................................................. 2-19
Rack Mounting .................................................................................................... 2-30
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 3-1
Entering Setup ..................................................................................................... 3-2
The Menu Bar ...................................................................................................... 3-4
Main ...................................................................................................................... 3-5
Advanc ed ............................................................................................................ 3-6
Boot .................................................................................................................... 3-20
Security .............................................................................................................. 3-23
Chipset ............................................................................................................... 3-24
Exit ...................................................................................................................... 3-26
Appendix A Intel ICH9R SATA RAID ..................................................................... A-1
ICH9R Introduction ............................................................................................... A-2
BIOS Configuration .............................................................................................. A-3
Installing Driver .................................................................................................... A-9
Installing Software ............................................................................................ A-11
RAID Migration Instructions ............................................................................... A-15
Degraded RAID Array ........................................................................................ A-22
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