Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.......................................... 1
1.1
Before You Start
.........................................................................................1
1.2
Package Checklist
.....................................................................................1
1.3
Motherboard Features
..............................................................................2
1.4
Rear Panel Connectors
..............................................................................4
1.5
Motherboard Layout
.................................................................................5
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ........................... 6
2.1
Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)
...............................................6
2.2
FAN Headers
..............................................................................................8
2.3
Installing System Memory
........................................................................9
2.4
Connectors and Slots
................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ................... 15
3.1
How to Setup Jumpers
............................................................................15
3.2
Detail Settings
..........................................................................................15
Chapter 4: RAID / AHCI Functions ....................... 20
4.1
Operating System
....................................................................................20
4.2
Raid Arrays
..............................................................................................21
4.3
How RAID Works
.....................................................................................22
4.4
Intel Smart Response Technology
..........................................................26
Chapter 5: UEFI BIOS & Software ........................ 27
5.1
UEFI BIOS
..................................................................................................27
5.2
Software
....................................................................................................30
5.3
BIOS Update
.............................................................................................39
Chapter 6: Useful Help ......................................... 44
6.1
Driver Installation Note
..........................................................................44
6.2
Extra Information
....................................................................................45
6.3
AMI BIOS Post Code
................................................................................46
6.4
Troubleshooting
.......................................................................................48
Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages .................... 50
German
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French
....................................................................................................................52
Italian
....................................................................................................................54
Spanish
..................................................................................................................56
Portuguese
............................................................................................................58
Polish
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Russian
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Arabic
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Japanese
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